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The Organ of the 
Bizzie Bees 

Being the T^gcord of " S ' Company 
No, 2 Officer Qadet Battalion 

CONTAINING A LIST AND RECORD OF ALL 

PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF 

THE COMPANY FROM FEB. 

1916 TO JUNE 1918 



Printed for Private Circulation 



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Magazine Staff. 

Editors : 

Capt. C. Fox. 
Oapt. E. C. Midgley. 

Committee : 

Cadet L. R. Andrews. 
Cadet J. Garnett. 
Cadet F. J. Godfrey. 
Cadet W. Hall. 
Cadet R. Hendy. 
Cadet C. W. Hodgson. 
Cadet W. C. Piggott. 
Capt. R. S. B. Sinclair, M.C. 

Censor : 
Pte. Keen. 



Contents. 



Frontispiece. page 

Distinctions ---------- 6 

Foreword - - - - - - - - J. F. C. 8 

Company Commander — Appearance of — Changes in - - - - - 10 

" B " Company's Private Zoo .._._.. 10 

How I spent my last three months —An Essay - - - " O. Skurrill" 11 

Ancient Military Earthwork in the Cambridge District - C. Fox 13 

" E " (A long way after R.K.), Prize Poems - G. F. and "O. Skurrill" 21 

Intimate Interviews with the Great — I. Capt. J. F. Carter 22 

"Carry on and Stick it out" - - - - - R. Sinclair 24 

Our Official Correspondents - - - - - J. E. H. and W. H. 25 

The Bizzie Bees Concert -------- 26 

Innes Stitt — An Appreciation - - - - - - - F. M. 28 

Our War Correspondents -.-_■. "Sinclair Fox" 30 

Childhood's Days - - - - - - - G. A. C. 34 

Alsace-Lorraine .---.. Prof. F. J. Adkins 36 

Anzac Day - - - - - - - - A. S. H. E. 39 

Autographs ---------- 40 

The W.O. Examination ------- General Staff 42 

Benn's (Advertisement) -------- 43 

Thatcho „------.-. 44 

Turkish Baths ,.--------- 44 

Siege of Paris from within - - - - - - J. F. C. 45 

The Bizzie Bees Alphabet - - - - - - - N. 4 52 

Offizier Gefangenenlager - - - - - - H. W. L. 53 

Mottoes ----------- 54 

Pembroke Preparatory School (Advertisement) ----- 55 

"Buzz " Booking Office W. B., J. S. Mel. & Co. 56 

Letter Bag ---------- 58 

Sports ----------- 60 

The Staff of " B " Company - 66 

The Roll of " B " Company - - - - - - - 67 to 78 

" I want to hear from " ------- 79 

Roll of Honour .......... sq 



Chief Illustrations. 



Oriel of Long Gallery, Queens' College ----- f ace 20 

Snapshots --------- >t 24 

"How I earned the Gamma Minus" ------,, 39 

Platoons 5 and 6 (Photographs) - - - - - „ 45 

Platoons 7 and 8 (Photographs) - - - - - u 52 

Sports Groups (Photographs) - - - - - - - „ 62 

Good byee ! - - - - - - - - - 82 




2nd Lieut. J. Brash 
Capt. W. G. James 



D.S.O. 

(Second Course) 
(Third Course) 



Seaforth Highlanders. 
K.O.Y.L.I. 



Capt. G. V. Jones 



SECOND BAR TO MILITARY CROSS. 

(Second Course) . . Welch Regiment. 



BAR TO MILITARY CROSS. 

Capt. J. Archibald (First Course) . . Gordon Highlanders. 

Capt. W. D. G. Gifford „ . . York, and Lane. Regt. 

Capt. A. G. Griffiths (Second Course) . . Tank Corps. 

Capt. G. V. Jones (Second Course) . . Welch Regt. 

MILITARY CROSS. 

(First Course) . . Manchester Regt. 



Capt. A. T. Abraham 

Capt. J. Archibald 

Lieut. A. W. Arnold 

Capt. A. H. Blowers 

2nd Lieut. E. V. Coltar 

Lieut. D. E. Cooke 

2nd Lieut. A. E. S. Crosse 

Lieut. W. H. Davies 

Capt. W. Doughty 

Capt. W. D. G. Gifford 

2nd Lieut. A. J. Knight 

2nd Lieut. C. V. Farey 

Capt. A. G. Griffiths 

Capt. G. V. Jones ., 

2nd Lieut. C. E. Scott 

2nd Lieut. C. E. Windle „ 

2nd Lieut. R. D. Brown (Third Course) 

2nd Lieut. H. H. Davies 

2nd Lieut. W. T. Dowell 

2nd Lieut. H. V. Hart 



(Second Course) 



Gordon Highlanders. 

East Surrey Regt. 

Tank Corps. 

K.O.Y.L.I. 

D.L.I. 

Royal Fusiliers. 

D.L.I. 

H.L.I. 

York and Lane. R. 

Sherwood Foresters. 

East Surrey Regt. 

Tank Corps. 

Welch Regt. 

Tank Corps. 

Tank Corps. 

Roy. Scots. 

Northumberland Fusiliers. 

Leicestershire Regt. 

London Regt. 





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Capt. J. P. Howie 
2nd Lieut. W. C. Ibbott 
2nd Lieut. A. E. Scott 
2nd Lieut. J. H. Wilson 
2nd Lieut. T. Geraghty 


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(Fourth Course) . . 


London Regt. 
K.O.Y.L.I. 

London Regt. 
London Regt. 
East Yorks. 



MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES. 



Capt. J. F. Carter 
C.S.M. W. M. Withers 
Capt. J. N. Arnaud 
Capt. J. E. Hilton 
Capt. S. Hilton 
2nd Lieut. H. Atkinson 
2nd Lieut. H. G. Kino 

Capt. W. G. James 



(First Course) 



(Second Course) 
(Third Course) 



Rifle Brigade. 

Scots Guards. 

Royal W. Kent Regt. 

Northumberland Fusiliers. 

Royal Fusiliers. 

Royal Irish Rifles. 

Suffolk Regt. (mentioned in Corps 

orders for gallantry). 
K.O.Y.L.I. 



The following distinctions were won before joining the Company : — 

D.S.M. 



A. A. Leighton . . 


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D.C.M. 


S. S. Wright (Fourth Course) 


J. J. Glendinning . . . . . . (Sixth Course) 


G. E. Hine 


H. C. Lynn . . . . . . . . ,, 


BAR TO MILITARY MEDAL. 


G. J. Graham (Sixth Course) 


MILITARY MEDAL. 


J. M. Wardlaw . . 






(Second Course) 


S. Clegg 






. (Third Course) 


P. Blythe 






(Fourth Course) 


W. BOCKELBERG . . 






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C. A. Dartnall . . 






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C. B. Lepper 






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A. Mitchell 






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D. M. Reid 






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J. COTJLING 






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A. J. Baxter 






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W. A. Moore 








G. M. Adams 






(Sixth Course) 


W. Allsworth . . 






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C. BlRKETT 






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W. M. Cain 






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G. J. Graham 






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W. H. MacMillan 






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F. W. Maher 






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W. C. PlGGOTT 






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MEDAILLE MILITAIRE. 


E. Guillaume 


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BUZZ" 



Foreword. 

IT is always rather nervous work being introduced for the first time into a new circle 
of friends or relations. You know the sort of feeling ; when you first went to 
school, or your fiancee took you round to show you to the various members of her 
family. You are a stranger to them, and you are rather self-conscious, and you can't 
help wondering how you will strike them, what they will think of you ; of your outward 
appearance first, and then whether you will fit in with their preconceived ideas of 
what is good form, of what a boy or a man of your age should be, whether your manner 
of conversation, your expressions, your thoughts, your habit of mind, will please them. 

And so friend " Buzz " — I think we may call him friend now — thought, when on a 
certain afternoon in late December he was first ushered into the midst of a family party 
which was gathered together to make his acquaintance. Some of them had needed a 
little persuasion to come, because travelling costs so much nowadays, and so some of 
them were ready to criticize him, possibly to welcome him. " What do I look like to 
them ? What are their first impressions of me, I wonder," he asked himself, as he 
passed nervously round from one to another. The room had got a bit silent just then. 
" Do they think me a dull dog ? Shall I improve on acquaintance ? " Poor Buzz, 
it was a trying ordeal. But they were very kind to him. They soon made him feel 
at home. " Rather a good-looking fellow," they said. " He's got a nice face." And 
when he began to talk they found him both interesting and amusing. The young 
ones liked him because he made them laugh, and his jokes were good and he 
wasn't a bit vulgar. He pleased the old Aunts too, because he could talk seriously 
on all sorts of subjects. They called him " Mr. Buzz " at first. They were a bit shy, 
you see, of using his Christian name all at once; it didn't come naturally, and it 
sounded rather too familiar. But they soon began to call him Mark, and before 
long they were calling him Mark I., because they put him top, and to distinguish 
him from other Marks. 

Then the family party, like all parties, had to break up, and " Buzz " himself, 
owing to " the exigencies of the Service," went away. Soon after Christmas he went 
out to France, and there he came across a lot more members of the family, and they 
were all very pleased to see him, as he brought them news from home, and he was able 
to tell them something about their other friends as well. From them by the next mail 
came many " appreciations " of him — not the military sort, they were too laudatory 
and complimentary and personal for that. They said he was a general favourite, and 
they all wished they had met him before, and they were very glad he had come along 
at last. 

And, now, after six months, he comes among us again for a few days' leave ; not 
for long, because he'll go off again like last time. He is sorry not to see Uncle 
Maurice and Uncle Tom, two of the oldest members of the family. The former was 
very stern, but the boys liked him all the better for that, because he taught them to 
take a pride in themselves and to avoid any kind of slovenliness, and they always held 
their heads higher when they had been with him. Uncle Tom was very popular be- 
cause he was always so kind when any of them got into money troubles — and that was 
pretty often — and with great tact and patience he would get them straight again. 
Some of the same old faces he finds here still, only they are a little older, a little more 
tired looking, greyer, balder. The young ones have all gone — " the exigencies of the 
Service " again. There are a lot of strange faces now, and he must get to know them. 



BUZZ" 



But he is not so nervous this time ; the ice was broken, when there was ice, in December, 
and besides, they have all heard of him before, and are prepared to like him. His 
own appearance hasn't altered very much, his face just a little, but nothing notice- 
able unless you look closely. He is a little fatter ; perhaps a bit more serious, but 
then he has been making history in the interval, and making history takes it out of 
you. He has got more decorations, though, and he is proud of them — not conceited, 
I don't mean — but properly proud, because they have cost sweat and blood. And 
the family, those of them that are still here, in consequence are giving him a new 
name, not a different one, because he can't ever be anything else than Mark, but they 
call him Mark I.* now. By that they mean that he is the same Mark, but older, 
wiser, improved in many ways. Even good things can improve. 

Meanwhile he has seen many of our friends in France, and in other places too, 
and he brings us quite a lot of news about them— things we haven't heard of before. 
You see, some of them aren't good at writing, and others haven't time; but he can 
tell us first hand, or mouth rather, about them. In fact, we sat up quite late last 
night talking to him about them, and we had a lot of other things to talk to him about, 
messages, and all sorts of family news, and our love and greetings, and that kind of 
thing that we asked him to give to them when he got back to France again. One 
particular thing we made him promise to remember, and that was to ask any of the 
family who lived in the Colonies to send us their home addresses, so that we could 
always keep in touch with them, and any of the others, also, whenever they moved to 
a new address. 

But there were some very sad things, too, he had to say. A lot of them had been 
wounded, some very badly, but he had made enquiries where he could, and he thought 
they were all going on all right. Some had been taken prisoner. They were alive 
at any rate, but he was very sorry for them, because, he said, the Bosch was such a 
cruel beast. Some were missing, but of course he couldn't tell us anything about them 

he could only hope they would turn up. Others had gone, gone but he 

broke down completely when he began to speak of them, and his eyes filled with tears, 
and for a long time he couldn't speak, because he was so fond of them. In Pace 
Eequiescant. 

One thing he was most insistent on, and he asked me, as O.C. family, to do it for 
him, as he couldn't very well do it himself, and that was to thank those who introd- 
duced him to the family. He said it had been the making of him, and he wanted to 
thank those who made him for making him what he is. They had done so much for 
him which nobody else knew about. And that I do gladly, because I am very fond of 
him, and because, I'm afraid, they don't often get much praise. 

J.F.C. 




Special precautions must be taken to keep the head low." 

Extract from Lecture on " Cover." 



10 "BUZZ" 

The following A.C.I, has just been published : — 

10,560. 10th June, 1918. 

COMPANY COMMANDER— APPEARANCE OF— CHANGES IN 

It is published for the information of Cadets who left " B " Company prior to 
February 1st, 1918, that their Company Commander, who has heretofore been recog- 
nised by the facial appendage as under, 




will in future be recognised by the increased area of uncamouflaged upper lip as shown 
below. 





"B" Company's Private Zoo. 

The Marten (Ateplatoonius qfricanus). This destructive creature is of a large 
size and somnolent disposition. It will devour anything from pork (sic) pies to paper 
bags. After food it has frequently been known to sleep for weeks on end. It prefers 
a life underground, and, if well situated, frequently lives to a great age. 

The Bee-Midge (Culex antigaseus). This insect has apparently invented a 
peculiar form of face protection which it is wont to use when enveloped in clouds of 
smoke or dust. When so protected its appearance is as of a moribund frog, but 
normally it is of a most engaging disposition. 

The Cramschatka Goat (Hircus garrulus). This animal is of a most inquiring 
disposition, and has never been known to accept any statement without a look of 
enquiry and reproach. Like the Marten, this lives to an immense age. 



"BUZZ" 11 

How I spent my last three months. 

AN ESSAY. 

THERE'S no doubt about it — I have got it where the chicken got the axe. And 
I don't think I deserve it. It's dead against all Army tradition too. You know 
the sort of Army tradition I mean — the sort you get in red or green paper covers at 
sixpence a time, entitled " Soldiers and how to be them," or " The duties of an officer," 
or something of that sort. You see it's like this. A soldier, a private soldier like 
myself, comes on parade with one minute speck of mud on the heel of his boot. He is 
immediately consigned to perdition by a flinty -hearted and bull- voiced platoon sergeant. 
Does that close the incident ? Army tradition says "No." Theoretically, the Platoon 
Commander falls upon the platoon sergeant, who is at that moment slaying the section 
commander for allowing men under his command to appear on parade like a pack of 
ragged-tailed mechanics. The O.C. Company ticks off the Platoon Commander, and 
he in his turn appears at the C.O.'s table to explain why his Company is notoriously 
the dirtiest set of gutter sweepings in the Battalion. So by easy stages (vide " The 
Chain of Command " price raised to 9d.) we arrive at the G.O.C. in C. being heavily 
admonished by Mr. Lloyd George. Who jumps on Mr. Lloyd George I don't know, 
unless it's the " Morning Post," and there we stick, for we must have finality somewhere. 

Well, that's the theory of the sort of disturbance I kick up when I appear dirty 
on parade. Practically, what it comes to is this. The Brigadier comes down to break- 
fast and finds a caustic chit from the Division waiting for him. He curses the Brigade 
Major for an incompetent fool, and so by the same old chain of command the other 
way on we arrive at my Platoon Commander, Platoon Sergeant, and Section Commander 
bracketing the last three links of the chain, so to speak, and all jumping on me with a 
loud and dreadful roar. And I haven't even a cat to throw things at. 

All this is by way of introduction. What really happened is that I joined " B" 
Company three days late, and so I thought I might as well omit the Essay on my last 
three months, that everybody else had to show up by Monday. As my poor mother 
used to say, I was never a boy to meet trouble half-way ; I didn't need to ; it always 
caught me as I entered the straight. Well, when these Essays got to the War Office 
it was noticed that the number of Essays submitted did not agree with the day's ration 
indent. Enquiries were made — discrepancy reports flew from hand to hand — the 
travelling accountant came down, and last week they got ME ! It's a marvellous 
Army ! ! 

Well, I won't tell you what my Platoon Commander said to me. He's the one 
with the nasty tongue. Got a face like a babe, and an imagination that you'd think 
he'd be ashamed of. Anyway, he was staggering under the accumulated weight of 
the Chains' reproaches, and he just passed them on to me with some of his own. So 
I'm spending my half -holiday in my rooms writing my belated Essay on " How I 
spent my last three months." 

The difficulty is that my last three months, strictly speaking, started after the 
date on which this essay ought to have been Avritten, but that can't be helped. Orders 
are orders, and must be obeyed, even if (or perhaps because) there's a chance of trouble 
ensuing for the giver of the said orders if they are obeyed too literally. 

Well, then, I must get a move on. Just three months ago I was busily engaged in 
fighting the Germans. My part in this great war consisted in seeing that the Colonel's 
food was placed before him with some approach to decency, and that his billet was 
made as much like home as possible. Well, that morning the Colonel and the Adjutant 
were reading over a little pink bit of paper together, and chatting like anything. 



12 "BUZZ" 

" What," says the Colonel, " send two of those perishing blighters I have the dis- 
comfort of commanding to train for commissions ! It can't be done ! There isn't — 
I mean they don't. Why, one might as well send Smithkins here," pointing at me. 
" By gad, he shall go ! " He fairly roared this out, and I went. That's how I'm here. 

And how have I spent the three months since I came to Pembroke ? Well, I 
should smile. See me the first morning, bright as a little button, smiling at my Platoon 
Commander and the Sergeant-Major and the Company Commander fit to bust. See 
me working my head off for the first week, trying not to trip over my own feet at the 
balance step — trying to keep awake at lectures — trying to understand all those many, 
many books — trying even to endure the nose clip of a box respirator for minute after 
torturing minute. Trying, in a word, to show just what a model cadet of "B" Com- 
pany should be. 

I must admit it didn't last long. You see, the trouble was that I met an old 
friend who was in another Company, a Company just about to pass out, and he told 
me things. As our latest joined Allies say, he put me wise to a whole lot. In conse- 
quence I found the next two months pass very pleasantly. I quite fell in love with 
the place. It is true we had a few annoying episodes, such as marching to the Gogs 
and spending a very long time digging. But after I tried it once I decided to go out on 
my bicycle. The M.O. helped me, and my wrist really was quite painful. So that was 
all right. 

The examinations were rather a nuisance too. They worried me at first, and 
now that they have them at eleven instead of nine I'm generally back from sick parade 
before they begin. But I find by experience that you are just as comfortable low down 
the list as high up. In fact, more comfortable, as less is expected of you next time. 
So altogether I am looking forward with the greatest pleasure to the next three months 
in this ancient seat of learning. The long evenings on the river in punt or canoe with 
genial companions, the quiet and studious game of bridge or cribbage later on, and a 
good lounge on Sunday. Its all very enticing. 

Well, I must cut along to a lecture now. I will finish this when I return. Where's 
"John Bull" and my note-book? 

[Later]. I have returned. My hat ! What a bombshell ! The whole Company, 
at least most of them, going about with faces like fiddles and wondering, " Is it me ? " 

You see Capt. Carter came in to the lecture, and at the end he stood up, and, after 
saying we were the slackest lot of fellows at games he had ever seen, finished up with 
the brutal intimation that the army had plenty of officers, but was very short of men, 
and hence O.C. Company had to start a pretty quick weed-out, or words to that effect. 
O. C. " B " Company allowed he was going to start weeding to-day. I must start work 
again, that's clear. 

What's that ? " Smithkins wanted at Company Orderly Room at once." My 
lioly aunt ! Is that my R.T.U. ? 

0. Skurrill. 



Hobson's choice. Scene : " The Gogs." The Hurdy-Gurdy. " As eagerly they 
watched to see — who'd fill the vacant place." Hobson rose to the occasion. Was it 
force of habit ? 



" He beareth a swimmer's name, and yea, verily, he loveth the swimmers " — 
Burgess for Bloaters every time ! 




CADET X had occasion to travel from Chesterford to Newmarket. At a point 
near he was suddenly confronted by an immense fortification aligned across 

his route. Curiosity induced him to leave the road and climb the bank, and from that 
O.P. he saw the line of the earthen wall, sinuous yet direct, stretching to the horizon 
on either flank. 

The curiosity thus aroused was further stimulated when he crossed, a few miles 
further on, another similar but yet more tremendous fortification. 

Being a member of " B " Company, Cadet X was of course accompanied on his 
journey by certain maps, to wit, the 1 inch O.S., sheet 85, and the 20000 Coton, not 
to speak of a protractor, a penny ruler (price 1/6), a prismatic compass, and a B pencil 
duly sharpened. 

Lugging out these impedimenta, the Cadet endeavoured, by means of " resection," 
" mutual visibility," and other devices proved in the Chemical Lecture-room to be 
infallible, to determine the position, extent, and object of these works ; a laudable 
endeavour which was frustrated by the fact that the said works are not included in 
the area covered by the maps in his possession. 
Here is where I come in. 

"Provide an article for 'Buzz,'" said O.C. Company. 
"I have nothing to record worthy of notice," I affirmed. 
"Draw a map, then," replied the Voice of Authority. 
This suggestion at first appeared sterile ; but on reflection — a conversation with 
Cadet X fresh in my mind — it seemed likely that some discussion of the military prob- 
lems presented by certain of the existing earthworks of the Cambridge district (of 
course accompanied by a map) might be of interest to readers of " Buzz." 

"All roads lead to Rome" — and through Southern Cambridgeshire; roads carry 
traffic ; traffic means wealth ; wealth, or the want of it, breeds war ; and in consequence 
successive tribes, races and nations, prehistoric and historic, have constructed here 
those banks, ditches, and fortresses of earth and stone which are so numerous, and 
which are the silent but certain witnesses of forgotten wars. 



* Reference numbers and letters attached to names of earthworks mentioned, enable these to be found 
on the 1 " O.S. map sheet 85. 



14 "BUZZ" 

Considerations of space make selection necessary, so one may choose for examina- 
tion : — 

1. THE HILL FORTS. Earthworks of the Stone or Bronze Ages ; of unknown date ; 
probably constructed prior to 500 B.C. 

2. THE DEFENSIVE DYKES. These have been assigned to the Early Iron Age- not 
later than 100 B.C. 

3. EARLY NORMAN CASTLES. Constructed during the period 1066-1100. 

The two former groups are examples of the prehistoric period in England, the latter 
of an interesting period of history. 

We shall see whether, from examination of the works themselves, of their position 
in relation to the ancient roads of the district, and of the military geography of the 
countryside, we can learn something of the military problems they were designed 
to solve. 

What are the special characters which distinguish earthworks of these three 
types ? and what examples have we here of each ? 

HILL FORTRESSES in Southern and Eastern England are of a type familiar 
to many men who have fought in England's colonial wars ; for the solution (in terms 
of earthwork) of problems of defence depends on the state of civilization — or the lack 
of it — of the builders, and not upon latitude or longitude. Human nature and the 
principles of defensive war are the constant factors. 

Here, the site of a hill fort, as the name implies, is invariably a hill top or prominent 
spur in a district naturally bare of trees and suitable for a pastoral people. On such a 
spot a high earthen rampart is raised, the material of which comes from a deep external 
ditch.* The shape is roughly circular, or where necessary follows the contours of 
the hill in such a manner as to align the defences along the edge of the steeper slopes. 
The entrances — usually there are two — are defended by ramparts higher than elsewhere, 
or by projecting earthen bastions. These defences — all that can be seen to-day — 
were supplemented by timber palisades on the top of the bank, and stakes hi the 
ditch. The area enclosed is large enough to provide accommodation for the tribe in 
time of war, with its flocks and herds. 

There are three hill forts in this district. 

f Vandlebttky (12 E). Circular in plan, enclosing 13J acres. The site on the Gogs is well 
known, but not the camp itself, for it is buried deep in woods, which are " out of bounds " for 
troops. The planting of the hill top with trees is of recent date. 

f RnsrGHTLL or Starbttry (13 J). An oval entrenchment covering about 15 acres on a chalk 
spur overlooking the infant Cam near Saffron Walden ; like Vandlebtjry it was open down- 
land until the 19th century, when the spur was planted with trees. 

Cesar's Camp (2-3 F), built by men dead centuries before Caesar landed, and situated 
in a district Caesar never reached, crowns a prominent steep-sided sandy knoll on the bank of 
the R. Ouse, near Sandy. 

DEFENSIVE DYKES. These are constructed in a manner similar to the hill 
forts, but the defences are aligned from point to point on the tribal or racial borders, 

* Sometimes, as at Vandlebury, there are two or three successive banks and ditches, making a double 
or a triple ringed work. 

•j-Vandlebury ; Starbury . — No satisfactory explanation of these names can be offered , save that they are 
Anglo-Saxon, and that 'bury' means a fortified enclosure ; but at least they are names worthy of great 
fortresses, and ring like a challenge across the centuries. Fleam is thought to refer to the Flemings, who 
may have settled here when the dyke received its name. Devil's Dyke attests the wonder with which 
our forefathers regarded so tremendous a fortification. 



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their ends reposing on seashore, marsh, or forest. Of earthworks of this character 
the most famous example in England is the dyke built — or repaired — by Off a, King of 
Mercia, hi the 8th century, to keep the Welsh at bay. From a military point of view 
the essential feature is a protected flank. 

There are two important defensive dykes near Cambridge — the Fleam and Devil's Dykes. 
Others, fragmentary or now destroyed, present similar features and alignments to these, and need 
not be here considered. 

•j- Fleam Dyke, 3-| miles in length, stretches from Fulbourn (14 D) to the neighbourhood 
of Balsham, and there is a separate section 2 miles long, now almost entirely destroyed, at Fen 
Ditton (12 C). 

Section shows a ditch 10-12 feet deep, the top of the bank over 20 feet (V.l) above the bottom 
of the ditch, and 40 feet on the slope, a formidable obstacle when the crest of the bank was 
palisaded and the ditch staked. 

tDEVTL's Dyke, five miles from Bottisham (14 B) on the Cambridge-Newmarket Road, 
extends for 6| miles from the village of Reach to Wood Ditton. It is of even greater strength 
than Fleam, the rampart being higher and the ditch deeper. Both dykes have then: ditches on 
the smith side. 

NORMAN CASTLES. Those constructed during the 11th century in England 
show a form of earthwork which, whatever its origin on the continent may have been, 
was admirably adapted for providing security for a ruling caste, few in number, widely 
scattered amid a conquered but hostile population. 

The usual form is that of a lofty, flat-topped mound of earth, surrounded by a 
deep ditch which may or may not contain water. Attached to this was a horse-shoe 
shaped outwork or bailey, itself also banked and ditched ; the whole work had a single 
entrance. A wooden " keep " crowned the mound, and palisades the banks of the 
bailey ; later on, stone walls replaced timber on keep-mound and bailey alike. The 
most marked feature of the stronghold was its two-fold structure ; for it was so designed 
that, if by assault the bailey fell, or if the defenders of the castle were so reduced in 
number as to be unable adequately to man both keep and bailey, it was possible to 
continue the defence in the keep, which was the key position, commanded the bailey, 
and was a complete and self-contained defensive unit. 

Local Examples : — 

Thetford (30 miles N.E. of Cambridge). An immense keep-mound (100 yards in diameter 
at the base and 75 feet high) and extensive remains of the bailey and other outworks. There is 
no better example of the Norman type of defensive earthwork, and it can be examined without 
hindrance, being in a public park. 

Cambridge. The keep-mound is practically all that remains of the Castle built by William 
the Conqueror in 1068. It lies on the right of the road to Huntingdon, 400 yards N.W. of the 
bridge over the Cam. 

Huntingdon Castle, also built by the Conqueror in 1068, is on the left bank of the Ouse, 
adjoining the mediaeval bridge, the approaches to which it commands. The mound and bailey 
still exist ; the works occupy an area of over two acres. 

Ely. The large mound (Cherry Hill) and traces of the bailey of the castle built by William 
in 1070 can still be seen on a knoll in the Park, on the south side of the Cathedral, close to the old 
tithe barn of the Monastery. 

The annexed plan shows on a large scale earthworks of the three types under dis- 
cussion, and the map, the position of all the works mentioned in the article. 

The first point, which is clear to anyone who studies the military problems pre- 
sented by any of the defensive works of Cambridgeshire, is that the present appearance 
and character of the district is highly artificial, recent, and maintained only by the 
ceaseless war of man against nature. 



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Let me give an example of the line of reasoning which forces one to this conclusion, 
a conclusion which is, moreover, supported by historical evidence. 



DEFENSIVE DIKE; NOR.MMV CA<STu£- [moatcd] ; and HILL-FORT 



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Go to the eastern end of the Devil's Dyke, which is close to the village of Wood 
Ditton, and what do you see ? Out of a hedged land of pasture fields the great Bank 
lifts itself, complete, abrupt, without recurved ends or any trace of flanking works. 
An enemy, you say, feeling his way along its line, testing the defences as the waves test 
a sea wall, would flood round the end of it and overwhelm the defenders. Go to Reach, 
the village at the western end of the dyke. Here again the bank ends abruptly, and 
beyond lies a level plain of cornfields. This, you say, is from the military point of 
view, meaningless. No people capable of designing and constructing these vast works 
as a defence against attack from the south would leave the flanks open and unprotected. 
So you look more closely at these apparently open flanks. 

At Reach the cornlands are intersected not by hedges but by wet ditches ; the 
Dyke, in fact, touches the limits of the ancient Fenland ; in primitive times a vast 
morass impassable to an army. 

Near Wood Ditton you find that the character of the ploughlands changes from a 
light chalky loam, which naturally would be dry, open country, to a heavy, wet, tenacious 
clay, a type of soil which, when uncultivated and undrained, means forest of oak 
and ash, dense with undergrowth of thorn and briar, intersected with swamps. Here 
at Wood Ditton (" Ditch-town in the woods ") you are indeed on the fringe of 
the East Anglian forest, which occupied a great portion of Suffolk and North 
Essex. 

Thus the Devil's Dyke is a defensive rampart stretching across an open 
belt of chalk upland, its flanks resting securely on fen and forest respectively. 



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The physical condition and character of a countryside profoundly influence 
strategy and tactics, as many phases of the present war bear witness. The more 
primitive the peoples waging war. the less engineering skill they can bring to bear 
to override natural obstacles, and the more dominant is the influence of natural condi- 
tions. Rivers and their fords, marshes and forests, are the chief determinants ; and 
no adequate consideration of the purpose and importance of an ancient fortification is 
possible without some local knowledge of the probable position, extent, and distribution 
of these in past times. This knowledge, essential always, is vital to the proper under- 
standing of the defensive earthworks of this district. 

Southern Cambridgeshire consisted mainly of three distinct belts of country. In 
the north the Fens ; impassable, save to those locally acquainted with its tortuous 
paths and hidden fords ; in the south and east, dense forest, impassable for armies ; 
in between, a continuous belt some five miles broad of dry open chalk doAvns. The 
area not yet accounted for, a large tract west of Cambridge, was partly forest and 
partly more or less open country, which, even in Roman times, was probably extensively 
cultivated. 

The sketch map indicates the river system of the district, with its marshes and the 
most important fords, and the position and extent of fen and forest, in relation to the 
earthworks. It is the existence of the belt of open chalk downland between fen and 
forest which governed the military pre-history of the district, and profoundly influenced 
its subsequent history. 

That " all roads lead through Southern Cambridgeshire " was, I hope, a pardonable 
exaggeration, for a glance at the little diagram of Eastern England shows how important 
the district must have been strategically. All communication between Norfolk and 
North Suffolk and the Midlands necessarity passed through it, and the chalk belt 
provided the only route by which Norfolk could be attacked from Central and South- 
West England. Along it, moreover, ran one of the most famous trails in England — 
the Icknield Way, now narrowed to a road — along which the traffic of war and peace 
has flowed for many thousand years. 

Another ancient trail, leading from the 
Thames valley, may be traced on the banks 
of the upper Cam. And the large sketch 
map — which marks only those sectors of 
Roman Road still in use to-day — attests 
the importance of the district to a race to 
whom roads were a chief instrument of 
military power. 

The exact alignments of the ancient 
roads or tracks — whether Roman or pre- 
Roman — -are determined by the points on 
each of the rivers where the belt of marsh is 
narrower than elsewhere and the river ford- 
able. These points are on the Little Ouse 
at Thetford, on the Cam at Cambridge, on 
the Ouse at Huntingdon. The Icknield 
Way crossed the Little Ouse at the site 
of Thetford, while the Roman engineer 
aligned his road from Colchester to 
Chester on the fords at Cambridge and 
Huntingdon. 







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We have now gathered our facts, and can attempt to answer some of the questions 
which presented themselves to us. 

The Hill-forts first. What is the purpose of each ? To provide a secure refuge for its builders ; 
a refuge, moreover, placed in such a situation that it is a base from which a raiding enemy can be 
attacked, and an obstacle to his advance. 

Both Ringhtll and Vandlebury fulfil these requirements. They are in commanchng posi- 
tions, good alike for observation and defence. Strategically, Ringhtll controlled the Thames- 
Valley route into the Cambridge plain. Vandlebury controlled the traffic along the trackway 
later called Icknield Way ; and the map shows, moreover, that an enemy coming from the west 
and crossing the Cam by the ford at Cambridge would be forced to pass close to the fortress on 
his Avay eastward, Fulbourn Fen on the north side and the River Granta on the south preventing 
a wide detour. The Gog Magog ridge, on which Vandlebury stands, is thus a key position. 

Whether Vandlebury had any connection with the Dykes is uncertain ; the latter probably 
did not exist when it was constructed, and its position does not suggest any relation. Worstead 
Street, a Roman road, may have been originally a defensive dyke, but there is no trace of defences 
linking the ring fort with it. 

What of Cesar's Camp ? Go there when and if you have leisure and study its problems for 
yourself. The site is an important one ; Galley Hill, a Roman station, faces it on an adjacent 
spur ; Roman roads can be traced in its neighbourhood ; it controls an important ford across the 
River Ouse. I think a pre-Roman track can be traced from the camp to Vandlebury via the 
ford at Cambridge, but I shall not expect you to agree with me. 

As to the Fleam and Devil's Dykes, their military function and importance is obvious ; they 
formed a first and second line of defence against attack from the south and west for the tribes 
which inhabited Norfolk ; and they have a special interest to-day, clearly presenting as they do 
the closest possible analogy to the successive trench systems elaborated by the Germans in Flanders 
in 1916-17. 

Lastly, the Norman Castles. The diagram of eastern and middle England makes it easy to 
understand why, in the years immediately following the Conquest, when the plan adopted for 
holding England in subjection was to construct fortresses at strategically important points, such 
fortresses were built in our district ; and it is equally clear why the places selected were those at 
which ah through traffic from the Midlands to East Anglia, military or civil, must necessarily con- 
verge, namely, the towns of Cambridge and Huntingdon.* 

That these castles fulfilled a purpose primarily strategic, and were not intended merely to 
overawe a town population is indicated by the nature of the chosen sites. Both com- 
mand the crossing places of the rivers, one being actually on the river bank, the other on 
a prominent spur which dominates the bridge. Domesday Book records the number of houses 
pulled down in each town to make room for the castle, which shows that the exact position 
demanded by military requirement was chosen. 

The purpose of Thetford Castle, built later than the other two, was, I believe, similar, though 
the evidence is less clear. 

What of the last castle in our district, that at Ely ? It is a long way from the River Ouse, 
which flows past the isle. The circumstances attending its construction show that its purpose 
was not to control a route or a river crossing, but to overawe a district. In Ely island, 
protected by marshes and rivers, and aided by the Abbot and monks of Ely monastery, 
Hereward and his men had held out for many months against the Conqueror. At 
Aldreth Causeway (see sketch map) were fought the fights which have helped to make the deeds 
of " The Wake " a living tradition. When the " Camp of Refuge " fell, by treachery, William 
built and garrisoned Ely Castle, lest in a spot strong by nature, and sacred to a lost cause, the 
banner of revolt might be raised. 

It has already been pointed out that the natural features of a district are so 
important in war, that it can with assurance be stated that certain sites in that 
district are bound to be prominent, vital, key positions, century after century. Let 



* It is not without interest to observe the same strategic plan in operation outside our area (see diagram) . 
At the crossing places of three other fen rivers, Lincoln, Stamford and Peterborough, there are Norman 
fortresses built at the same period as those at Cambridge and Huntingdon. 



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us test this statement by a brief consideration of the military history, extending 
over thirteen centuries, of one such site, the crossing of the Cam at Cambridge. 

In Roman times a junction of military roads, almost certainly a military station, 
occupied the high ground overlooking the ford. During the degradation of civilization 
consequent on the barbarian invasions in the 6th century, the spot became deserted. 
But the logic of position prevailed ; a settlement arose on the site which, being fre- 
quently mentioned in the scanty chronicles of the Danish wars of the 9th-10th centuries, 
emerges at the close of that period of confused fighting as a fortified town, of sufficient 
importance to give its name to a shire. 

William the Norman, perceiving the importance of the bridge and ford, cleared the 
spur west of St. Giles' church and built there a fortress, as we have seen, the strategic 
value of which is frequently demonstrated during the Middle Ages. Its seizure by the 
Barons in 1216, for example, forced King John, then in Norfolk, to attempt the crossing 
of the Fens at Lynn in order to reach the Midlands, the fame of which feat remains to 
this day ; for who does not know that among the transport waggons lost in that difficult 
passage was the one containing the Crown jewels ? 

Then — last act in our military drama — Cromwell, in 1643, seized the castle, repaired 
and remodelled it, and garrisoned it against King Charles. 

If East Anglia should ever again lie under the curse of war, Cambridge — and the 
dominating ridge on which Vandlebtjry stands- — will loom as large in future military 
history as it has done in the past. 

C. Fox. 




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Oriel of Long Gallery, President's Lodge, 

Queens' College. 

Built 1540. 



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A prize has been offered by the Editors for the best Poem entitled 

"If:" 

(A LONG WAY AFTER R.K.) 

The following two are the worst sent in : — 

I. 

IF you can show the universe in contours, 
And the blue sky three inches to the mile, 
If you can go with ease blindfolded on tours 

And use your brain in place of maps the while; 
If you can write a clear, decisive message 
Without a pencil, fountain-pen, or ink, 
And let Brigade Headquarters learn your presage, 
Without exactly stating what you think ; 

If " Reprimand, severe " and " Admonition " 

Contain their full significance for you, 
If you can solve an easy proposition 

As, say, the use of "43 by 2 " ; 
If you're on friendly terms with every rifle 

And all the portions of the cocking-piece, 
And know the uses of some little trifle 

Such as the lug or striker-spring's release : 

If you can make a trench with full revetting 

And plant some nice ripe " gooseberries " in front, 
If you work hardest just whene'er you're getting 

"Weary and worn and sad" with any 'stunt' ; 
If you attend to sixty things a minute, 

And watch the spurting Bosche gasometer : — 
Yours is the Army — everything that's in it, 

And, which is more, you'll be an Officer. 



G. F. 



II. 



IF you can eat your ration and not grumble, 
Or face a Gogs day without feeling blue ; 
If you can get an alpha and be humble, 
Or, smiling, earn a gamma minus too ; 
If you can stand your fellows' low-voiced scorning 
When your command has queered the whole parade ; 
If you can turn out spotless every morning, 
However late night-ops have been delayed — 

If you can wear glad rags and not go girling, 

Or, smeared with mud, still not look like a sweep ; 

If you can work all night, your poor head whirling, 

On field schemes, and map-reading problems deep ; 

If you can make yourself a man to trust, too, 

And take your part in all the games and fun ; 

If you can write an article for " Buzz," too, 

You'll be a credit to the Hive, my son. O. Skurrill. 



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Intimate Interviews with the Great. 

By our Untrustworthy Correspondent. 
Illustrated by our Imaginative Artist. 

I.— CAPTAIN J. F. CARTER, Rifle Brigade. Attd. No. 2 O.C. Bn. 

I WAS fortunate enough to find Captain Carter at home, in the spacious and well- 
appointed Orderly Room of " B " Company. He was seated in a negligent attitude, 
a big cigar in his mouth, his feet — encased in field boots, which had evidently been 
through many campaigns — on the table, and a big bunch of daffodils in a tankard by 
his side. 




"It's my favourite flower," he remarked, seeing my gaze resting on the fragrant 
yellow blossoms. 

" I trust you are not too busy to tell the readers of ' Buzz ' something about 
yourself and your work, Captain," I enquired. 

The characteristic severity and determination of his countenance lightened for a 
moment. " Busy ! " he said, " Never ! " " When work accumulates— returns are 



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demanded by the Battalion Orderly Room, memoranda needing immediate reply are 
placed before me — I have a simple remedy. I clear the table." 

Suiting the action to the word, with a magnificent gesture, he swept the table — 
piled high with documents— clear. 

The crash of glass resulting from this action, Napoleonic in its decision, did not 
disturb his equanimity. " Put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day," and " Work 
not done requires no labour," are admirable precepts for a man in my position," he 
affirmed. " Some officers have a passion for detail ; I let detail slide, finding the 
broader aspect of my labours of vastly greater interest." 

" I have had occasion," I remarked, " to interview gentlemen engaged in similar 
duties, who make it a practice to enter meticulously the marks gained by cadets for 
work in the field and examination room in a book, artistically varying the monotony 
of the entries by the use of divers coloured inks." 

" Rot ! ' : said Captain Carter sardonically, making the window shake with the 
commanding emphasis of his words and manner. " I and my officers keep everything 
in our heads ; what we forget isn't remembered, that's all." 

" Can you give me some hints as to the methods by which your Company has 
attained so high a reputation for knowledge and efficiency, Captain ? " I ventured to 
inquire. 

" I can," replied he, a genial smile irradiating his impassive features. " First, I 
let the Company run itself more or less ; secondly, I cut down lectures to a minimum ; 
and, lastly, I encourage my Cadets to prolong their evening recreation until as late 
an hour as possible." 

" How do you yourself manage to keep fresh and keen after so long a period of 
continuous toil ? " I then asked. 

" My golden rule is to keep away from the Orderly Room as much as possible, 
and to shun the neighbourhood of New Court except during actual parade hours. This 
plan, moreover, has an additional merit ; by adopting it I avoid much impertinent 
interruption." 

" Finally, Captain," I said (observing that a cloud was gathering on his hitherto 
urbane countenance), " may I be the bearer of a message of hope to those readers of 
' Buzz ' whose friends and acquaintances, aspirants to the honour of the King's com- 
mission, are residing here under your fostering care ? " 

Seizing a ponderous red volume, and removing his feet from the table, the .... 

[The shorthand notes of the above, torn and disarranged, were found adjacent to our correspondent's 
lumbar vertebrae by the house surgeon at Addenbrooke's Hospital, and by him courteously forwarded to the 
office of this journal, — Editors.^ 



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MR. MUIRHEAD BONE'S DRAWINGS AT THE FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM. 

There is now on exhibition in the Fitzwilliam Museum a representative series of 
Muirhead Bone's drawings. 

Everyone is familiar with the work of this " official artist on the Western front," 
from newspaper articles and reproductions in the illustrated papers. His " Tank " 
is perhaps the best-known drawing the war has yet evoked. But reproductions are at 
best inadequate, and this exhibition of his original work should not be missed. 



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"Carry on and stick it out!" 

WHEN yon leave your home in Blighty and the folk you love so well, 
And you fare forth lone in spirit to an unforgotten hell ; 
Whilst you look into the future bright with hopes — yet dark with doubt ; 
There's a voice that whispers to you, " Carry on and stick it out ! " 

When you wade up through the shell holes to the job that lies ahead, 

And the mud clings all about you and you gaze upon the dead 

Whilst the shells crump round the duck-boards and you hear the wounded shout- 

There's a voice that whispers to you, " Carry on and stick it out ! " 

When the Bosche puts down a barrage and your men fall one by one ; 
And the grey hordes surge around you and you know your day is done — 
And you find you are surrounded with no other friend about ; 
There's the voice that whispers to you, " Carry on and stick it out ! " 

Ronald Sinclair. 




Blanket Corner." 




SNAPSHOTS. 



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25 



Our Official Correspondents. 



[i] 

Subject : Firelighters. 

From : D.A.D.O.S., Uth Division. 

To Q.M., 99th Flanimenwerfer Battery. 

7/1/18. 

With reference to your indent of 12/12/17 for 
Flames Patent Safety Fire Lighters. 

It is presumed that you meant Lighters Fire 
Safety Patent Flames Mark 000. 

When ordering these it is necessary to state 
definitely with what description of fire it is in- 
tended to use them, please. 

A. du Gout, Major, 

D.A.D.O.S. Uth Div. 

[2] 

To D.A.D.O.S., Uth Division. 

10/1/18. 

Reference above. It is thought possible that 
you are correct in presuming that Lighters Fire 
Safety Patent Flames Mark 000 is the article 
in question. 

It is intended to use same in conjunction with 
the coal which is issued to us. 

A. Twist, Lt. & Q.M., 

99th Flammenwerfer Bty. 

[3] 

To Q.M., 99th Flammenwerfer Bty. 

7/2/18. 

In the absence of D.A.D.O.S. on leave (in- 
definitely). Please note that j'our indent of 
12/12/17 was made out on A.F. X 0071/B2. This 
form was cancelled on 12/12/17. 

Please submit new indent on the form now in 
use A.F. X0071/C3. 

R. Ed. Tape, Capt,, 

A.D.A.D.O.S , Uth Div. 

[4] 

To Q.M., 99th Flammenwerfer Bty. 
17/2/18. 

Reference indent of 12/2/18. Please inform me 
as to what use it is intended to put fires if lighted 
with Lighters Fire Safety Patent Flames 
Mark 000. 

R. Ed Tape, Capt., 

A.D.A.D.O.S., Uth Div. 



[5] 
To A.D.A.D.O.S., Uth Div. 

21/2/18. 

Reference above. It is thought probable that 
the fires in question are intended to be sent up to 
the trenches to be used to heat Cookers Tommy, 
Mark I, to a sufficient heat for cooking purposes. 
A. Twist, Lt. & Q.M., 

99th Flammenwerfer Bty. 

[6] 
To Q.M., 99th Flammenwerfer Bty. 
1/3/18. 

Please say when the last issue of coal was made 
to your unit. Also state if fires are still necessary, 
seeing that the winter issue of Skin Coats was made 
three months ago. 

I. Amit, Lieut., 

D.A.D.A.D.O.S., Uth Div. 

[7] 
To D.A.DA.D.O.S. 
12/3/18. 

Reference attached. 

Our Transport lines have for the past six months 
been situated within 200 yards of the Coal Dump. 
Indents for coal have accordingly been unnecessary. 
The Skin Coats were withdrawn on 5/1/18, 
having been issued to us in error. They were 
intended for German prisoners working on L. of C. 
A. Twist, Lt. & Q.M., 

99th Flammenwerfer Bty. 

[8] 
To Q.M., 99th Flammenwerfer Bty. 
15/4/18. 

Reference enclosed letter dated 12/1/18. This 
letter was inadvertently forwarded to O.C. 999th 
Flammenwerfer Battery Mesopotamian Ex. Force. 
R. Ed Tape, 

A.D.A.D.O.S. 

[9] 
(Enclosure) 

To Q.M., 99th Flammenwerfer Bty. 
12/1/18. 

Reference your indent of 12/12/17 for Lighters 
Fire Safety Patent Flames, Mark 000. 

Please note that these are not now stocked. 
You are advised to purchase same locally. 
A. du Gout, Major, 

D.A.D.O.S., Uth Div. 



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The Bizzie Bees Concert. 

THE Company Concert is now a settled institution with every Company in the 
Battalion, and most Cadets have learnt to look forward to each one as pretty 
much the same as the last in kind and quality. But I question if ever before has 
a Cadet entertainment provided quite the enjoyable treat that the Bizzie Bees and 
their helpers gave their patrons on May 17th and 18th. To listen (for all too short 
a time) to the golden voice of Mrs. Home ; to hear the singing of Captain Arundel ; 
and to watch the spirited acting of them together, was to all lucky enough to be present 
an experience one does not usually associate with the bare walls of the Cavendish 
Laboratory. But though we have singled out these two for special mention, we 
hasten to add that all the performers played and sang exceedingly well. From 
the time the curtain disclosed the comfortable room in which Reggie (Cadet Hollis) 
lolled on the sofa conversing with the absent-minded Dicky Deville (Capt. Arundel), 
to the time when it fell on the ignominious rout of the combined army and police force, 
there was hardly a dull moment. The idea of a number of men meeting (uninvited 
by the owner) in Dicky Deville's rooms, used as a framework on which to hang the 
songs, instead of the stereotyped Follies show, is a good one, and in this case it certainly 
justified the experiment. Besides the singing of Mrs. Home and Captain Arundel, we 
had songs from Gibson, Hollis, and Griffin, a very clever piece of playing on a single 
stringed fiddle by Hilton, and an excellent character sketch by Godfrey in the part of 
an aged but dissolute night watchman (Old Tom) which received the applause it de- 
served. The thankless part of accompanist was filled to perfection by two visitors, 
Cadets Pett and Sharp, to whom our thanks are also due. 

During the interval Captain Sinclair executed a number of his lightning sketches 
in his own inimitable manner. These sketches were afterwards auctioned off by 
Cadet Hendy in most excellent fashion. It is safe to say that but for Hendy's patter 

the Red Cross Fund would not have benefitted 
nearly as largely as it did. 

The second part of the entertainment was an 
amusing little sketch, " The Area Belle," in which 
the trials of a Grenadier Sergeant (Hilton) and a 
policeman (Griffin), who are interrupted in a surrep- 
titious visit to the adored Penelope (Miss Gabrielle 
Clay) by the return of the lady of the house (Mrs. 
Prichard), wrung the hearts and drew the laughter 
of everybody. Miss Gabrielle Clay's dainty and 
clever acting was much appreciated, and Mrs. 
Prichard shewed herself a brilliant and finished 
actress. Griffin's rendering of the part of the police- 
man ("Pitcher") evoked roars of mirth, and it was 
evident that he enjoyed the part as much as the 
audience ; while the dignified bearing of Hilton 
("Tosser"), his rival, provided the needed contrast. 
The scene was concluded by the inopportune return 
of "Mrs. Croaker"; whereupon the "cupboard" 
lovers immediately made for the door, only to be 
caught by "Walker Chalks" (Hollis), who naturally turns up at the right moment. 




WALKE 



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The true love of this sterling British tradesman receives its due reward, and the 
curtain falls with the hero embracing his " lily of the valley." 

The orchestra under the able conductorship of Handrahan was quite a feature of 
the evening, and added considerably to the brightness of the enterprise as a whole ; 
and Hilton's skill as scene-painter met with well-deserved appreciation. 

The programme was as follows : — 



Reggie Wbesless 
Fbeddy Phidler 
Sydney Syngee 
Peecy Plaee 
Billy Beae 
Dicky Deville 

Old Tom— "Some" 



" KONVALESCENTE KNYGHTES " (1918). 

Characters (Doubtful Veey!) 

Cadet Alan J. Hollis 
. . Cadet Hilton 



I Ranks 
and 
-Regiments 

I Ud 
Registered 

Watchman 



Opt, 



Cadet Gibson 

Cadet Sharp 

. . Cadet Griffin 

A. Drew-Arundel 

. . Cadet Godfrey 



Maisie May — " Some " Actress 



Mrs. Cecil Home 



2. "A LIGHTNING STUNT." 
Capt. R. S. B. Sinclair, M.C. 



•THE AREA BELLE." 
Characters. 



Pitches (in the Police) 
Tossee (in the Grenadiers) 
Walker Chalks (a Milkman) 
Mes. Ceoaker ("The Missus") 

Penelope (the Area Belle) 



..Cadet S. G. Gbiffin 

..Cadet E. W. Hilton 

Cadet Alan J. Hollis 

[Mrs. Peichard 

Miss Gabeielle X'lay 





28 "BUZZ" 

Innes Stitt — An Appreciation. 

THAT a man can be a poet and idealist and a good soldier as well, this war has 
proved to us more surely than ever before. Much poetry has been written by 
soldiers, both at home and on active service. Much is good and well worth reading ; 
alas, much bad and not worth thinking about. Innes Stitt, once a Cadet of " B " 
Company, has written poems that are most surely among those that are well worth 
while, and will live long to remind us of a noble-minded man, and a good soldier, who 
is now, unfortunately, among the " missing." He was a man of keen intellect, and an 
Exhibitioner at Balliol College, Oxford, and his work here, as a Cadet, proved him 
equally a keen and clever soldier. Probably few of his fellow-Cadets ever realised 
the poetical side of Innes Stitt, or his high ideals and love of all things beautiful, and 
saw in him only the man of action, filled with a desire for the chance to put his military 
knowledge to good use at the front. This is right and as it should be, and proves 
him the very best type of man. Surely the idle and poetical dreamer has no place in 
these days of action, and is to us now a creature of the past. I wonder, myself, if 
throughout the ages it has not always been the poets with the greatest vital force and 
energy who have had the greatest influence upon the minds and spirits of others. I 
cannot quote his poems in full, but a few lines here and there will tell the sort of "songs 
he sang," the " quality of thought he thinks." In speaking of going out to that land, 
now so laid waste, across the sea, he says : — 

" We have gone in lonely places brave and singing, 
And still held groping to a faint far goal, 

So would I go hence 

With the great impulse of that first resolve, 

Through life and death. God give me strength immense, 

In Whom all suns and worlds and stars revolve." 

To have gone " in lonely places brave and singing " needs a courage that is deep 
and strong — an abiding flame that burns steadily and strongly, and not a sudden 
flare for a second, and then — ashes ! In moments of madness and excitement men 
can do marvellous things, but the slow, steady courage, the spirit able to go in 
"lonely places brave and singing," needs what Innes Stitt prays for — "strength 
immense." And I think he well realised what gave such courage; the realisation 
of the Divine and Infinite, in its endless power and scope, "in Whom all suns and worlds 
and stars revolve." To realise thus our own smallness, to realise that this, our earth, 
is only a minor world in the endless infinity of space, is to realise the greatness of 
the scheme Divine, a greatness so beyond our mortal power to understand, that we need 
never question or doubt the ultimate aim or goodness of it all. As each star and sun and 
world has a place, a part in the great eternal scheme, so have we a part to play, and so 
must we go on and play it well, never fearing, never doubting, never shirking, and thus 
will come to us, as to all who live nobly in high places, or low places, " strength 
immense." In another poem Innes Stitt sings of what we are all learning to believe, 
that our share, our eternity, each and individual, is not a far-off promise, but — 

" for lo ! the thing 

Is here and all its splendours sing. 

And if along the darkening way 

You march and draw your feet through clay, 

And yearn for what is over far, 

Oh, now and here abides your star." 
Ours to reach out and take for the asking, the living, the doing. We are living our 
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infinite past to the infinite future. We pass through different phases, but truly " now 
and here abides your star" ; there is no end, only change upon change. " And all its 
splendours sing,"— so sang Innes Stitt, seeing beauty in all things and hearing it every- 
where, for even in pain and misery and unclean things there is a " splendour " under- 
lying it all ; for in all living things is the vital spark, the spirit divine. If we do not 
see it and hear it, it is surely because we do not look — our vision is blurred, and the 
fault lies in ourselves — 

" Eternal image, open ; flood 
Thy glory through the mind's thick trees, 
Till brain and spirit, heart and blood, 
Reflect thee like illumined seas." 

And truly he was right — " the thick trees of our minds " blind our vision ; we wander 
in a wood, a dense wood of our own making, and forget the glory that shines at the edge 
of the wood — the eternal sunset, the ever renewing sunrise. When " brain and spirit, 
heart and blood" can reflect the Eternal "like illumined seas," then, indeed, we are men 
in the truest sense of the word, able and glad to take our part in the universe, knowing 
not whence we came or whither we go, but content and serene, knowing that as we 
five to our utmost, as we give of our best, so will there be for us somewhere ever a 
continuance, ever a change from higher to higher; for in the scheme eternal there is no 
end. If Innes Stitt has " gone West " — and " missing " so often means that — he has 
gone into the splendour of the eternal sunset. There is more beauty and poetry and 
promise in those two words " gone West " than one realises. A beautiful phrase 
it has always seemed to me. Look into the sunset one evening ; look long and deeply, 
and remember those who have " gone West." You will find a prayer in your heart, 
a song in your soul ; you will feel a reverence steal over you, and for that second the 
roar of the guns will cease, and peace and promise will surround you, and, like 
Innes Stitt, you will reflect it " like illumined seas." If he is still alive, as we most 
truly hope he is, I think that the idealism in his soul, the songs he sang, are still 
giving him " strength immense " to bear bravely whatever comes to him; he is still 
"reflecting" the spirit of England; no matter where he may be, he is still "brave 
and singing." F.M. 




The Bridge of Sighs, St. John's College. 



Our War Correspondents. 

[By an at present unexplained delay in transmission a message from " Buzz " Special Correspondent on 
the Cambridge front, dated a year ago (April 25, 1917), has only jtist been received. Our correspondent's 
latest despatch (dated a year later, April 25, 1918) is to hand as we go to press. " Buzz " provides a sketch 
map, on which the course of these recent operations can be followed. The earlier message is also printed, as 
we think our readers will wish to see it, if only for its historical interest. — Editors.] 

GLORIOUS VICTORY EAST OF CAMBRIDGE. 

GOG MAGOG RIDGE CAPTURED. 

ALL COUNTER ATTACKS REPULSED. 
SEVERE ENEMY LOSSES. 

[From our Special Correspondent, Sinclair Fox.] 

Cambridge, 25th April, 1917. 

I HAVE magnificent news to record. The Gog Magog Ridge has been captured. 
Our gallant men are securely entrenched on the crest, and have held their own 
against desperate counter-attacks. 

What this victory means to our glorious regiments who have suffered for two 
years holding on to a tactically impossible position, the old Caius College Farm 
line, may be imagined. The whole line was under enemy observation, and no troops 
or transport could be moved in the Cambridge area, except at night. Vandlebury 
and Little Trees Hill, which have been captured by us, are the key positions of the 
district, and the value set upon them by the Hun is evidenced by the stupendous 
fortifications which seamed their summits and by the desperate efforts made by the 
beaten enemy to recapture them. He is now deprived of all direct observation of 
the town and plain of Cambridge. I hasten to send this first short despatch on hearing 
that the ridge is securely held. I am told that our losses, though severe, bear no 
proportion to the value of the ground gained. 




" I say, Dick, do you 
ever get fed up with 
Platoon Drill ? " 



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TERRIFIC FIGHTING EAST OF CAMBRIDGE. 

OUR LINE INTACT. 
WORTHLESS ENEMY GAINS. 
GALLANT CADETS. 
SEVERE ENEMY LOSSES. 

[From oar SiJecial Correspondent, Sinclair Fox.] 

Cambridge, 20th April, 1918. 

I have already told you how the enemy, after a terrific bombardment, in which 
he used up hundreds of thousands of valuable shells, attacked our positions from 
Little Trees Hill to the Cherryhinton-Fulbourn road, and succeeded in gaming 
the Goo Magog Ridge. This gain of ground is useless to him, as it is pitted with shell 
craters, being a howling shell-riven, gangrenous and putrescent wilderness of festering 
pools seamed Avith trenches. Moreover, the weather is so foggy that he cannot see 
Cambridge. Our hue is undoubtedly stronger where it is now, as it is sheltered from 
the east wind, so that enemy gas attacks will be in vain. 

FIERCE FIGHTING ROUND A CLUB HOUSE. 

The fiercest fighting appears to have taken place round the Club House of the 
old Gog Magog Golf Links. It was here that a famous Cadet Battalion fought so 
gallantly. Although the building changed hands no less than seven times, it remains 
in our hands as I write. 

SEVERE ENEMY LOSSES. 

The enemy losses are terrific. One definite example will convey a juster impression 
than pages of rhetoric, which, moreover, is out of place in this stupendous and supreme 
hour of doom and destiny. 

One enemy platoon — which was cautiously following up our men, who ran back 
in order to reach the new position in time to resist the next attack — was overwhelmed 
by an avalanche, a steely rain, of gas and high explosive shells when crossing a crest 
line ; and that force, the flower of the Prussian Guard, ceased to exist. 

I have heard it stated on good authority that our casualties are some 90 per cent, 
of the troops engaged to the enemy's 245 per cent. How long can he stand such un- 
exampled slaughter ? 

BRAVE CADET BATTALION. 

I have just interviewed some of the gallant fellows who were in the Club House 
fighting. Though mud-begrimed, war-stained and tired, they say that the Huns had 
the worst of it, though the fighting was most bloody. They speak with re-iterated 
confidence of the future. Fine, stalwart men are these cadets, with their white bands 



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around their steel helmets, and whilst their unit remains intact there is little fear of 
the enemy reaching Cambridge. 

I met one clear-eyed young subaltern, who was obviously of Scotch extraction 
as he wore his picturesque native dress. Although he was evidently exhausted by his 
recent experiences, the fire of determination still blazed in his eyes as he spoke. He 
told me how he had held an important col with his decimated platoon for no less 
than ten hours against the massed attacks of six German divisions. In the end he was 
reduced to using, as ammunition, the pork pies and blood oranges which his men 
always carry in their haversacks, and with these he did great execution. 

Another officer, surrounded by maps of all calibres, inspired his men by telling 
them that the enemy could not fire at them from a certain under-feature owing to 
" mutable visibility." This unfortunate officer was, I regret to record, hit by a sniper, 
who, in cowardly Hun fashion, had taken advantage of the cover afforded by the said 
under-feature. 




The story is told of an officer who was a famous boxing blue at Cambridge in his 
prime. He defended his Alma Mother gallantly, and the old Adam was so strong in 
him that he knocked out a whole platoon of Germans with his right, although he was 
wearing three gas helmets at the time, and was releasing gas with his left hand. 

A very gallant Company Commander, in the thick of the fighting, caused many 
Germans to surrender by showing them how they were disregarding all rules laid down 
in the Manual of Military Law. So surprised were the enemy that many Returned 
to Their Units, and on the Company Commander blowing his whistle the battle pro- 
ceeded. [Message a little obscure here. — Ed.] 



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I had direct evidence that all branches of the Army did magnificently. For 
example, one tall Australian, familiarly addressed as "Bill" by his fellows, told me 
that no words could describe what his feelings were concerning the organization which 
during the battle had daily provided nourishment for himself and his Company. Each 
ration, he said, his teeth gritting with emotion, was carefully enwrapped in a pure 
white paper bag. 

With evidence of such magnificent gallantry, foresight, efficiency, and courage, 
can one doubt that the ultimate victory will rest with us ? 



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34 "BUZZ" 

Childhood's Days. 

AGAIN ! Again ! those faces strange and dim ! 
Again those memories of long gone years ! 
Faded and strange, faded and strange, 
They shine one moment dimly and are gone ! 

Again those fields bright in the sun ! 
The golden buttercups, the daisies, the tall trees, 
The clear calm air, 

The sense of depth and mystery all around ! 
Oh, with what glad and wondering eyes we gazed 
Upon the sky, the clouds, the sun, 
The whole mysterious kingdom slowly opening wide ; 
The strange, strange world, whose nights and days 
New sights and sounds continually did bring ! 
All things were new ! All things were strange ! 
Solemn, mysterious, arose the sun : 
Strangely the stars did shine and the bright moon 
Floated softly in the silence of the night. 

Ah, for a world again all strange and new ! 
Again the freshness of that morning air, 
The birds' sweet song, the sparkling dew 
All bright about our feet, and children's voices, 
Oh, happy voices, 
Sounding joyfully amongst the flowers ! 

But now 'tis years, 
'Tis many years, 'tis many many years, 
Since those sweet voices floated o'er a world all new : 
Since those tall trees stood in those happy fields : 
Those buttercups, those daisies, made garlands for our hair. 

Ah me ! Ah me ! What years have rolled since then : 
What wide abyss of years : what sad, sad years ! 
Of all that joyful throng how many now are found ? 
For Nellie, with the calm sweet smile, is dead, 
And on the fields of France her sons lie slain ; 
John was her husband, he too now is gone, 
Plain, sober John, a good man for a friend : 
Will, Robert, Mary, they are gone, 
And all their children scattered o'er the earth : 
Margaret is here with me, and of our sons 
But one is left, one only, all the rest 

Bear company with many more their friends and Nellie's boys, 
Dear Nellie, with the calm sweet smile. 

Ah me ! those years, those tragic, tragic years ! 
A world undone ! Its ruins flaming high, 
Its walls burnt black, its fields all overgrown. 
Life, hope and beauty tumbled down and overthrown : 
Death everywhere, a charnel house, a grave ! 



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Those years, those years, those unsubstantial years ! 
A long, long life they make ; and yet ! And yet ! 
Like yesterday seem childhood's happy days, 
Like yesterday those joys, that laughter and those tears ! 
This life of hours, this life of ours, how like a dream ! 
Vivid, embodied, for one moment, and the next — 
Gone ! Vanished ! and its memory 
Dim, faded, dying down, all but forgotten, 
Like childhood's happy hours ! 

Oh, childhood's happy hours ! Oh, dear sweet days ! 
Oh, all those friends of mine that now are gone ! 
Shall we again, shall we again, 
In those great fields of Paradise that Dante saw, 
Shall we again meet, shall we once more 
Clasp hands and, once again, 
In songs of joy and innocence our voices raise ? 



G. A. C. 



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"FORBIDDEN FRUIT." 
Vide Battalion Orders, 5/18. 



36 "BUZZ 



Alsace - Lorraine . 

The Editors have great pleasure in drawing the attention of readers of " Buzz " to the following article 
by Prof. Adkins. 

Many generations of " B " Company Cadets will recall with pleasure his interesting awl withal amusing 
lectures on the historical aspects of the war, and we are fortunate in securing an article—on a subject, moreover, 
of such importance — from his able pen. 

By F. J. ADKINS, 
Professor of History in the University of Sheffield. 

LORRAINE (Lothringen) is really Lothair's Kingdom. Lotliair was the grandson 
of Charlemagne, and over a thousand years ago an attempt was made to establish 
a sort of no man's land between France and Germany, running roughly along the 
Rhine to Switzerland and extending into Italy. But it had no natural centre ; it 
seemed fated to be broken up. Those patches we see curving round northern France 
to-day are its remnants: Belgium, Luxemburg, Lorraine, Alsace. At one time, indeed, 
it seemed as though it might establish itself. In the days of our Wars of the Roses and 
Henry VII. (say about 400 years ago), under Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, 
whose capital was Brussels, it came within an ace of being a separate kingdom ; but 
when Charles was defeated and killed in 1477 by the Swiss whom he was trying to 
conquer, the opportunity vanished, and ever since the area has had no real unity. 
Sir Walter Scott's novel of Quentin Durward is based on the struggles of this period. 

The later history of the two provinces is varied. Alsace, the southern one, is a 
German-speaking province, and has been ruled by a variety of dukes and princes, the 
Hapsburgs among them; but from 1681, when Strasburg became French, to 1870, 
when the whole province passed to the newly-made German empire, it was definitely 
part of France, and although the inhabitants are German -speaking, they became 
quite loyal and indeed, enthusiastic French subjects during those years. 

Louis XIV., who took the province completely in 1697, was head of a state so 
unified and centralised that he could say, " L'Etat c'est moi," whereas the Germany 
he took Alsace from was merely a geographical expression till 1870. The Empire, as it 
was called in the Middle Ages, was, indeed, so loose and vague an entity that it could 
hardly be called a state at all ; and, indeed, when it vanished in the days of Napoleon, 
a little more than a hundred years ago, its disappearance made practically no difference 
to the politics of the period. We can therefore hardly say that the taking of Alsace 
from France in 1870, after nearly two hundred years of most complete incorporation 
in the most highly developed national life on the Continent, was simply the equivalent 
to the taking of Alsace from Germany in the later seventeenth century, because Germany 
was then merely a phrase and a shadow, whereas France was a body politic from 
which a limb was cut off in 1870. In short, there was no Germany in the modern 
sense of the term to take Alsace from in 1697, whereas there was a very real France to 
take Alsace from in 1870 ; and the protest of the transferred peoples shows how they 
felt the severance from the land of which they had grown to be an integral part in the 
two centuries previous to 1870. Right through those centuries the papers were printed 
in both French and German, and the attachment of Alsace to France was one of affection, 
and not in any sense of compulsion. 

Lorraine has perhaps a more varied history. The original area lost Rhenish 
Prussia nearly a thousand years ago, and in 1044 (i.e. before our own William the 
Conqueror) the remnant had split into an Upper and a Lower Lorraine. Lower Lorraine 
(i.e. the Netherlands or Low Countries) became Austrian, and when linked with Spain 



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formed a lasting danger on " the counterscarp of England," as Burleigh called the flat 
lands opposite our Thames mouth : hence the Armada, and the various fighting which 
we have undertaken in connection with the Netherlands. 

Upper Lorraine carried on under its own dukes till 1736, when it was given to the 
ex-King of Poland, Stanislas, and on his death in 1766 it was united with France. 
Thus its connection with France is about seventy years less than that of Alsace. But 
its people, though German in origin, speak French, except those in a strip between 
Metz and the Vosges-German Lorraine as it is called, — who were handed over to 
Germany in 1870. (French-Lorraine is now divided into the departments of Meuse, 
Moselle, Meurthe and Vosges, if you wish to trace the old boundaries on a modern 
map.) 

Thus, I think, we may claim that Lorraine, as well as Alsace, is by association 
more French than anything else. By accquiring the iron deposits of Lorraine in 1870 
the Germans obtained the steel predominance which made this war possible ; and if 
they are allowed (as their Pan-Germans wish) to add to them the mineral regions of 
Briey and Longwy, then their power of offence in the next war will be proportionately 
increased. The feeling of the French for Alsace-Lorraine has been strong ever since 
the loss of the provinces. Whenever I went through Paris before the war, I went, if I 
could, through the Place de la Concorde to see the statue of Strasburg, the capital of 
Alsace, hidden among heaps of mourning wreaths. Once only during the war I have 
been through Paris, but I felt more than ever drawn to the Place ; and when I saw the 
statue I realised the change. All the wreaths gone, and in their places a couple of 
crossed palm branches, foretelling victory and the restoration of the city and province 
to France. 

The five-franc note tells the same story. If ever you get a five-franc note with the 
words Cinq Francs printed in black, look at the date of it. You will probably find it 
to be 1872 or 1873. Now, as you know, the five-franc note is war issue, i.e., used only 
in war time. If, therefore, you get a note printed in 1873, it is clear that France was 
preparing for the recovery of the Provinces as soon as she had paid off her two hundred 
million pound indemnity to Germany in 1873. 

The same point conies out in a well-known story. A French lad}^ had been praising 
the skill of Parisian jewellers to some Germans, and to test their skill the Germans 
sent her a long hair to get mounted appropriately. The design she got from the 
French jeweller was this. A German eagle holding the arms of Alsace-Lorraine by 
the hair which passed through his beak. Even the Taride Map of West Europe, 
which you can buy all over France, has Alsace-Lorraine tinted a different colour from 
either France or Germany. No wonder, therefore, now the great war has come, that 
Alsace-Lorraine is one of the pivotal questions ; perhaps the most crucial of all. 
It is indeed said that Bismarck was reluctant to insist on their cession, because of the 
trouble bound to result therefrom. If the British people know little of these things, 
and have not adequately realised the significance of Alsace-Lorraine, it is not because 
they are unimportant, but simply because we as a people are so ignorant of contin- 
ental affairs. Everybody should have known how important a part this question was 
bound to play. In 1870 the French managed to retain the corner of Alsace round 
Belfort. During this war they have pushed a good deal further into the Province, 
and been everywhere welcomed. The justice of the French claim to the provinces has 
been recognised by the International Labour Socialist party, who early this year agreed 
that the attitude they would take up on this question was to be, first that the Provinces 
should be ceded to France ; and after that a vote taken. Had they acted otherwise 
they would have recognised the right of a state, first to take provinces by force, and 
then to have their seizure legalised later by a plebiscite. 

Frank J. Adkins. 



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Anzac Day. 



THE 25th April, Anzac Day, was celebrated at Cambridge by the Australian and 
New Zealand cadets of Nos. 2 and 5 Cadet Battalions in a manner that is sure to 
leave an impression both in their own minds and in those of the spectators. Why 
we use the term " celebration " I know not. Personally, I regard it as a tribute to the 
memory of the splendid 20,000 Anzacs who gave their lives for the Empire and the 
cause of freedom three years ago, when the infant army of Australasia built for itself, 
within a few hours, a military history. For you must remember they had neither 
the reputation of the old British regiments, nor the experience. They were nearly all 
boys, but they justified their title of " soldier " when they effected the landing on the 
barren shores of Gallipoli. On that day every Anzac lost at least one bosom chum, and 
what have they now ? — simply the memory of a little wooden cross and a pile of stones. 
But c'est la guerre, so we just say ; "poor old Jack, he was always a good 'un." 

The day started with a memorial service, and at 10 a.m. the Anzacs filed into their 
seats in King's College Chapel, where the service was conducted by the Rev. McKenzie 
Gibson, of the New Zealand Forces. General Sir Wm. Robertson, G.C.B., K.C.V.O., 
D.S.O., was present at the ceremony, and at the termination of the service reviewed 
the Anzacs on the river lawn facing the Fellows' building. After the " salute " and 
" march past," General Robertson addressed the parade and presented medals, 13 
D.C.M.'s and 40 M.M.'s. 

The afternoon was devoted to sports, a few of the events being open to all-comers. 
The following is a list of the events, with the names of the winners : — 

100 Yards— McDonald. 440 Yards— Barclay. 

1 Mile Walk — White. Tug-of-war — New Zealand team No. 2. 

Hurdle — Jacobs. Obstacle Race — Bygrave. 

High Jump — Munro. Long Jump — Jacobs. 

Land Boat-race—" E " Coy. No. 2. Flag Race—" E " Coy. No. 5. 

220 Yards — Williams. Kicking the Football — Cudmore. 

1 Mile— Hollins. 

Best sustained character (fancy costume) — Cole. 

It was a most successful afternoon, and some decent athletes came to light during 
the day, Jacobs pulling off the long jump with 18 feet 11 inches. 

Cadet Cole, the winner of the best sustained character, adopted the guise of an 
Australian " Swaggie," a part which he played to perfection, and one may be excused 
for wondering if he has had previous experience on the " wallaby track." 

At the conclusion of the sports Mrs. H. C. Edwards kindly distributed the prizes 
to the lucky winners. 

In the evening the " Anzacs " took possession of the New Theatre, and witnessed 
the performance of " Toto," this bringing a most enjoyable day to a happy conclusion. 

A. S. H. E. 




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'Notabitlikeit!" 



The Editors of " Buzz " have, by their usual devious methods, obtained an advance proof of the 
forthcoming War Office Examination Paper. Thinking it may be of some use to the present Company 
they insert it here. 

Final Examination, June 29th, 1918. 

[Papers to be handed in to Company Orderly Room by 9 a.m., June 31st. Maxi- 
mum marks : 150. Cadets failing to get 90 per cent, of the total will be required to 
purchase two extra copies of " Buzz."] 

I. Can you Cram a pull-through into a rifle to camouflage the barrel for an 
Inspection Parade ? — 5 marks. 
II. Are Golf Clubs included in Battle Order for a tactical stunt on the Gogs ? 
Give reasons for your answer. — 5 marks. 

III. In which para of I.T. would you find the following : "Not a bit like it ; 
Fall out and fall in again " ? — 10 marks. 

IV. What is the name of the Staff-Sergeant who, to the annoyance of Cadets 
on parade, indulges in circumlocutory cycles of oratorical sonorosity, 
circumscribing atoms of identity lost in verbal profundity ? — 1 mark. 

V. Who got the " ideah " that R.S.B.S. was heir to a peerage ? — 10 marks. 
VI. Who said that " yon barn " bore an ecclesiastical aspect ? — 5 marks. 

VII. (a) Who, and on what occasion, said " My G It's Battalion Parade 

to-morrow ? " 
(b) What did the lady say, and why ? — 15 marks. 
VIII. Who came on early morning parade late, and gave as an excuse, "I've 
lost me 'at " ? — 25 marks. 
IX. What was the name of the Australian Cadet who, under invitation from a 
kindly disposed resident of Cambridge, visited his ancient domicile, and 
placed his hand and not his hat in the extended hand of the butler who 
answered his summons for admission ? — 25 marks. 
X. Who was the lady in the " Estaminet " who said, " What a lot of military 
policemen there are in Cambridge," as three Staff -Majors passed the window? 
— 2 marks. 
XI. Are two water-carts sufficient to make the roads of France fit for the passage 
of a battalion in summertime ? (O.T.C. Cadets only) — 10 marks. 
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"BUZZ" 45 

The Siege of Paris from Within. 

Together with some Incidents of the Franco-German War of 1870. 

DURING mid-course leave I came across some letters written by my father during the Franco-German 
War of 1870, and it struck me that, if accompanied by some explanation of the events referred to, 
they might also be of interest to readers of " Buzz." Space only allows of extracts from a few of them ; 
much that is of historical interest and matters of purely family concern have been omitted. Being extracts, 
made by the omission of words, or sentences, or paragraphs, thej" read rather scrappily. Letter 1 was 
written from Paris just after the city had been invested. It must have been among the last batch of letters 
to get through the German lines. Letters 2 and 3 are the most interesting, as having come out by balloon. 
The last letter was written from Havre after he had got out of the city in the middle of November. As a 
result of the privations he endured during the siege he subsequently developed consumption, of which he 
died in 1881. Earlier in the year 1870 he had gone to France to act as tutor to the boys of M. and Mme. 
du Champs. When war broke out he remained on there to look after them, and to be of what assistance he 
could to Mme. du Champs, whose husband was with the French Army. The latter was wounded in August, 
and killed in October in one of the sorties from Metz. Her brother-in-law, General Ducrot, was in 
command of a division at Sedan, but he was taken prisoner with the Emperor after that battle ; 
however, he managed to escape, and eventually to reach Paris, where he was given command of one of 
the Armies being raised there. 

In the middle of October the American Minister, Mr. Washburne, obtained permission, on certain 
stringent conditions, for American citizens to leave Paris. Similar arrangements, though not without 
difficulty, were made in regard to the departure of the British residents. They had to leave by the Charen- 
ton gate, and then be conducted by a circuitous route through the Prussian lines on their way to the coast, 
(letter 4 and map). The first party, consisting of Americans and Russians, some 70 in all, went out of the 
city on October 27th, the last party got out on November 12th, after which date no more were permitted 
ed to leave. In his diary of November 7 th Mr. Washburne writes : "A few more Americans will leave 
to-morrow." It was in this party that Mme. du Champs and her children and my father were included. 

[Letter 1.] 

147, Boulevard du Prince Eugene, 

Paris. 

September 22. 

My dear , 

A drowning man will cling to a straw, and therefore I write this, not expecting that it will ever 
reach you, for probably it will fall into the hands of some Prussian Captain ; however, be that as it may, 
the Post Office says it will endeavour to forward all letters as well as possible, but will not guarantee any- 
thing, for the lines, and everything else, are now cut. I'm not going to say anj^thing about what is going on 
in this place, for we have been requested not to, lest it should come to other ears. All I can say is we are 
living very sparingly, but have quite enough to appease our appetite for some time. 

You will have heard Bismarck's answers to Jules Favre, and form your own conclusions from them, 
that the siege will be continued, and therefore we cannot hope against hope. We heard distinctly incessant 
cannonading all Monday night and Tuesday morning, pealing over the heights like thunder. It sounded 
very terrible as I leaned out of my bedroom window and listened. But I suppose we are destined to hear 
it stili closer. However, I suppose they have no severe feeling against the English, and I can speak enough 
German to make nryself understood, if they get in; but they never will, for they don't know, nor does anyone, 
the amount of men there is in Paris. 

[Letter 2.] 

Paris. 

October 4. 
I sent on Sunday a few words in Greek on a card, for that was the only way we had of writing, 
and they were sent in a balloon without any guide, and therefore are most likely lost. Having discovered 
that it is possible to send information by " lettres fermees " only weighing 4 grammes, and without any 
envelope, I think it is better to let you have news of us while I can, than to wait and trust in future chances, 
for it is more than probable that those savage but indefatigable " cusses " of Prussians will find some way 
of stopping even this means of communication. Of course you heard long ago of the fall of Strasburg 



46 "BUZZ" 

and Toul, brave fellows ! We only heard on Sunday night about 6.30 when I went into the town to get some 
papers, and ascertain the truth of it. Its fall has only stirred up the people to a higher pitch of determina- 
tion to avenge them ; old men and young boys alike are ready to fight if need be. In fact, I am sick and 
tired of seeing all these terrible signs of war, wounded men and maimed horses, drums and bugles sounding 
along the streets the whole day long, and bodies of men exercising everywhere, and screaming out, " Un, 
deux, trois ! " " Gauche, droit ! " etc., as only soldiers can scream. But that is not the worst, far from it. 
The fact that our communications are cut off, and we are entirely besieged, is even now beginning to show 
itself, and it is very evident, as far as I can see, that it is the intention of the Prussians to starve us out. 
Viande de cheval is the principal dish now, horseflesh ! but I assure you it is eaten with a relish. Cow beef 
can only be got twee a week. There is no butter, and no milk, rice double its ordinary price ; sheeps-feet 
are seized upon with avidity. I think that is about enough for a beginning, for I fear the end is not yet. 
Dry bread for breakfast and dry bread for lunch. 

I see King William keeps writing letters to his Queen about his victories and valiant deeds, and 
invariably tells her " to thank the God of armies," blasphemous old beast, as if the God of armies will 
favour him when he had every chance of a profitable peace, and refused, vowing that he would " humiliate 
France to the dust." But let him look to himself. I wonder that the other Powers allow it, for of course it 
effectually puts an end to " the balance of power " in Europe ; and Russia and Prussia will be the " cocks 
of the nriddin " (if you can understand the Yorkshire-ism). 

We heard last night that the Army of the Loire (which has been reported in the papers as coming up 
every day to save us) has received a check, but we don't know the truth of it yet. 

The latest this morning is that Metz has capitulated, but that 'we have heard so often that I don't 
believe it. The fact of the matter is I regret to say d<rl a-raaeis ev rfj -n-okd who set about different rumours 
to suit themselves. " The Rappel," which is a red republican paper, does the mischief. 

I suppose Arthur is at Cambridge now, and is, moreover, betrothed to another ; perhaps he'll be 
" stowed " away in time. 

[This reference is to his brother Arthur, who was up at Pembroke at this time.] 

[Letter 3.] 

Paris, 

October 16. 

We heard yesterday that the " Reds " had turned the Government to the right about at Lyons, and 
the Army of the Loire had got well licked and all " such like," but we can't believe anything. But with 
regard to Paris itself there have been two or three demonstrations already, and I myself saw the Garde 
Nationaletakeupits position under the Hotel de Ville, and a nice row there was. They were under arms, too, 
and cried "Vive la Commune ! " etc., with great emphasis, the people joining in. I should think there were 
2 or 300,000 there. It was quite impossible to move, and at last General Trochu and Jules Favre and all 
the rest came out and appeased them, and ever since they have been all right. The Americans have asked 
leave to go out of the city, and if they get it, Mine, du Champs is going out as the wife of an American 
gentleman she knows who has a passport for himself, wife, and three children (who are not here). But 
unless the English go as well, I shall be left here with this big house all to myself. Its not certain she'll go 
yet, but very likely, and she's gone to Mme. Trochu this afternoon to ask her advice. There is said to be 
meat enough for two months and bread for four, so I shan't die, though I may become " thinnish," so to 
speak. 

It's fearfully cold here ; five degrees below zero the other day, though it's hard to believe, and we 
can't get fires. 

[Letter 4.] 

Hotel de Bordeaux, 

Place de Louis XVI., 
Havre. 
{Probable date about November 16.) 
Thank goodness (to use the words of the poet !), " Here we are again! " and I'm in a state of great 
anxiety to hear somewhat of you again. As for Paris, I never wish to set eyes on the pest hole again. I'm 
heartily sick of it. One pound of meat every four days between seven people, including bones, isn't much 
calculated to " revive a drooping spirit." 

We left Paris on Tuesday, the 7th, and reached here on the 16th, thus being nine days on the way. 
They sent us out by the porte de Charenton (on the Switzerland side) under a small escort of cavalry, and 
after many stoppages by reason of barricades, we reached Creteil (the outposts of both armies), where we 
stopped to have our papers examined, etc. After waiting there about ten minutes we all at once became 
aware of the presence of two or three Prussians, as if sprung from the earth, so suddenly did they appear ; 
great huge fellows they were, well over 6 ft., and in about fifteen minutes more there were twenty or thirty 
of them on the spot, and no one ever saw them come. There they were, but no one knew how they got there. 



BUZZ" 



47 



Then they conducted us for a few miles, until we got well into their own lines, and then left us to ourselves . 
We reached a village called Brie-Conte-Robert, where we put up for the night (about 5 o'clock), and such 
a night ! No beds could be had " for love or money," and we passed a rough night of it on the floor, and 
at 10 next day we started for Corbeil, which we reached at 2, and were hospitably received by the Prussian 
General there (Werder) and his staff. They were exceedingly kind and gentlemanly, but laughed at the 
idea of Paris holding out, and were perfectly confident of success. Next day we left for Versailles, where 
we arrived at 4 o'clock. There they kept us four days, during which time I went over the palace and 
gardens, etc., and three times I saw His Majesty le Roi Guillaume, the Crown Prince, Bismarck, and, in fact, 
all the swells. On Tuesday we got to St. Germain, and to our great disgust came in sight of the huge fort 
of Mt. Valerien standing out in the plain like a mountain. 

Seven days, and only six miles from Paris ! It is a splendid place though, and the finest scenery I 
have yet seen in France. (Quite an English colony here.) We put up at the Hotel d'Henri Quatre, where 
we could see the French bivouac fires on the hill near Mt. Valerien. The Prussians were all on the look 
out, for they expected a grand sortie from Paris that morning. Here, too, we saw the " Times " correspon- 
dent, Mr. Russell, who was in a mortal funk. Next day we made a long journey of sixty miles, and reached 
at nightfall the first French outposts at Vernon. We stopped on the way at Mantes, the last of the Prus- 
sians, where they were expecting an attack that day from the French, and we were told that fighting was 
actually going on in the front. However, we ventured, and arrived safely at the French outposts (only 
hearing a few shots on the way), where our difficulties began. The Prussians had been very kind, and 
treated us very well indeed. But here were these brutes all perfectly drunk, and the enemy only two miles 
off. They insulted us in every possible way, and it was with the utmost difficulty that we got away. At 
length we reached Vernon, where we were again surrounded by a lot of drunken "Mobiles, who at once made 
us prisoners. 

[The next sheet of this letter is missing, hence the abrupt ending.] 




C"» •■ ''hS SjWG-OP Forts 

AND THE OOTP*33T uitfC 

of the iwvesrw* ,*$ 



For the causes of this war, and for an account of it, I must refer readers to the text books. As it is, 
this article has been cut down to one quarter of its original length. Suffice it to say that war was declared 
on July 19th, 1870, and that its first phase, culminating in the battle of Sedan, September 1st, ended dis- 
astrously for the French Armies. At Sedan the Emperor himself, Napoleon III., surrendered 
to the King of Prussia, together with 120,000 men, 40 generals, and nearly 3000 other officers. 

The first rumour of the disaster reached Paris late on Friday night, September 2nd, but it was not 
till the following evening that an official announcement was made in the Senate to the effect that " grave 
events " had occurred. As the news leaked out, crowds began to throng the streets shouting " Down 
with the Empire ! Long live the Republic ! " The gravity of the situation was not realised till the next 



* The Gardes Mobile3 were the provincial volunteers. 



48 "BUZZ" 

morning, when Paris woke up to find the walls placarded with the official communique, which included 
the news that the Emperor was a prisoner, and added, " The military forces of the country are 
being organised. Within a few days a new army will be under the walls of Paris, and another is being 
formed on the banks of the Loire " (letters 2 and 3). The military situation was very similar at the end 
of August 1914. 

The excitement was intense. Paris on that Sunday morning was in her best revolutionary mood. 
: ' The Emperor a prisoner. Thank God for that ! He, or the Empress, — curse her ! — was responsible for all 
this. Vive la Republique. Decheance. Vive la France ! " The Empress was still at the Tuileries, and her 
Ministry in power. But the Empire was doomed. Volunteer workmen were cheered as here and there 
they began pulling down the Imperial emblems. The mob invaded the Royal Palace, but luckily for her, 
the Empress managed to escape unseen, a fact announced to the crowd by the lowering of the Imperial 
Standard. But what was to take its place ? The Red Flag or the Tricolour ? Was it to be a Commune 
or a Republic ? The Moderate Republican party in the Legislative Chamber soon settled it. The meeting 
of the Chamber at noon had been broken up by a Socialist crowd. The Republican Deputies, realising the 
situation, immediately withdrew to the Hotel de Ville. There they hastily formed themselves into a 
Provisional Government. By 4 p.m. an enormous crowd had gathered in the grand square in front of the 
H&tel. At 4.45 at one of the windows, Gambetta, one of the Deputies, appeared with Favre a little behind 
him, and there proclaimed the Republic, thus forestalling the Communists. The next morning the list 
of the members of the Provisional Government, now termed "The Government of National Defence,' 
was published. General Trochu, president (letter 3) ; Jules Favre, Minister of Foreign Affairs ; Gambetta, 
Minister of the Interior ; these were the most important names. " The people have demanded a Republic. 
The Republic saved us from the invasion of '92. The Republic is proclaimed," was the way their announce- 
ment ended. 

On the next day, September 6th, Gambetta issued a proclamation, showing the intentions of the 
Government. " Our new Republic is not a Government which permits of political dissensions. It is a 
Government of National defence, a Republic of war to the knife against the invader. Let every Frenchman 
receive or seize a gun and place himself at the disposal of the authorities." Favre sent a similar message 
to the French Ministers at foreign Courts, to the effect that though the Republican party had opposed the 
war in the first instance, they would not, as the price of peace, cede one inch of their territory or one stone of 
their fortresses . " Paris will resist to the bitter end. After the forts we have the ramparts, after the ram- 
parts the barricades. If Paris succumbs, France will avenge her." So long as territory was not de- 
manded, the Government was ready to open negotiations for peace. But first it would be necessary to 
hold elections, in order that the Government might know if it had the confidence of the nation, authorising 
it to treat with the enemy in the name of France. For this an armistice was needed. Elections and fighting 
could not go on at the same time. Could any help be obtained from the other Powers in Europe ? Would 
they be content merely to look on, possibly to see France crushed and Germany become the dominant Power 
in Europe ? (letter 3) To enlist their help or mediation on behalf of France, M. Thiers was now despatched 
on a mission to the chief Powers ; but he met with no success. Russia had already been squared by Bis- 
marck ; Austria, whose help had been relied on, was thanking her stars that she had drawn back in time. 
The Gladstone Government in England had determined to remain neutral, as long as the neutrality of 
Belgium was respected. The only action that Government took was to obtain the interview recorded below 
between Favre and Bismarck. The consequences of this passivity and lack of foresight are discernible to-day 
(letter 2). France, then, had to rely on her own efforts. Failing negotiations, the plan of the Government 
was this : Paris could resist any attempts to take it. It was provisioned for a four months' siege. It would 
require some 200,000 German troops to invest her. Another 200,000 were glued to Metz. Toul and Stras- 
burg and other fortresses held a large number also inactive. If all these held out, fresh forces could be raised 
in the provinces, which, in co-operation with vigorous sorties from the invested places, would raise the 
sieges, and drive the enemy out of France. (As a matter of fact, Toul fell on September 23rd, Strasburg on 
28th, and Metz on October 27th.) Such was the plan, and it might have succeeded if it had not been for 
three things : Revolutionary risings in various parts, particularly at Lyons (letter 3), and the capital itself 



"BUZZ" 49 

(France suffered almost as much from " Bolshevism " in 1870 as Russia is doing to-day) ; lack of leaders, 
particularly military leaders ; and the pusillanimity, if not treachery, of Bazaine at Metz. In order to 
organise the national resistance it was decided before Paris was completely surrounded to establish another 
centre of government at Tours. Accordingly three of the members of the Paris Government under M. 
Cremieux were sent there. 

Meanwhile, what was happening at German Headquarters ? On the evening of September 2nd orders 
had been issued to the 3rd and 4th armies to start their march towards Paris on the next day, the 3rd army, 
under the Prussian Crown Prince, to invest it on the south ; the 4th, under the Crown Prince of Saxony, to 
surround it on the north. On the 5th the armies were at Rheims. Here headquarters remained till the 
14th, while the Uhlans were reconnoitring towards Paris. On the 15th they moved to Meaux. Here, while 
they were at dinner, information was brought in that someone had arrived from Paris with a flag of truce. 
This proved to be the Secretary to the British Embassy, bringing a letter from the Ambassador to ask if 
Bismarck would consent to see M. Jules Favre about an armistice. Somewhat reluctantly Bismarck gave 
his consent, and the next day, at Ferrieres, the interview took place (letter 1). 

The chief object of the Frenchman's visit was to obtain an armistice for the holding of the elections. 
Bismarck was all against this, but he was ready to open peace negotiations. Favre admitted that the 
present Government was anxious for peace, that they were ready to dismantle the frontier fortresses, to 
sacrifice part of the fleet, and to pay a large indemnity — tout l'argent que nous avons — but they were not 
prepared to cede any territory. Bismarck replied that the present Government, whom he impolitely 
referred to as " the gentlemen of the pavement," might be overthrown in a day or two, even if Paris were 
not captured first, and that he must have guarantees. This, of course, meant territory. " Strasburg is 
the key of the house, and I must have it," he kept on repeating. Alsace and Lorraine and a few other items 
were also mentioned. The Frenchman protested that the Powers would not allow Prussia to annex territory 
against the expressed wish of the people concerned, to which the Count made answer : " I am perfectly aware 
that they don't want us. We shall have our work cut out to manage them, but we can't do otherwise than 
take them." And he added : " I know that we shall shortly have another war with you, and we intend to 
undertake it with every advantage on our side." Favre then pressed for facilities to be granted for the 
election of an assembly that would be authorised to consider these conditions. But Bismarck objected 
that that would mean an armistice, and that he would not grant on any terms. However, the next day, after- 
consulting the King, he said that an armistice would be granted on the following conditions : " The con- 
tinuation of the status quo before Paris and before Metz, the immediate surrender of Strasburg, Toul and 
Bitsch ; and," he added, " if your assembly is going to meet in Paris, then you must give us a fort dominating 
the city, Mount Valerien, for instance." This closed the discussion. 

On the 21st, Favre, who had been given a safe conduct through the Prussian lines, communicated 
the German conditions to the Committee of National Defence, and on the 24th he wrote to Bismarck that 
the Government, while desiring an armistice for the election of a National Assembly, could not subscribe to 
the terms proposed, which were insulting to France. The branch of the Government at Tours on the same 
date issued a proclamation in the same strain : " Prussia is resolved to continue the war, and to reduce 
France to the rank of a second rate power. To such shameless pretensions our only possible reply is War 
to the knife! " Meanwhile the German armies had been continuing their march on Paris. They met with 
very little resistance till almost within sight of the city. The most serious attempts to bar their progress 
were made by General Vinoy on the 18th in the valley of the Marne, and by General Ducrot on the plateau 
of Chatillon on the following day. But neither attempt was successful. Ducrot's force was shelled out of 
its position and compelled to fall back under cover of the forts. This is the fighting referred to in letter 1. 
By the 17th the German cavalry had practically surrounded the city. On the 20th the main armies reached 
their positions, and the Crown Prince of Prussia established his headquarters at Versailles. His army 
(the 3rd) was distributed on the south side, from Sevres to Bonneuil, while the fourth army carried on from 
there and formed a cordon round the east, north, and west of the city. Telegraphic communication ceased 
on the 20th, but it was not till a day or two later that the investment can be said to have been absolutely 
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Communication with the outside world, however, did not entirely cease. By means of balloons 
(France is the native country of balloons) a means was found to keep the governments at Paris and at Tours 
in touch with one another, and, further, a regular postal service was established, so that, with little more 
risk than is run at present from the U boats, private individuals were able to communicate with their friends. 
This service was continued at regular intervals, weather permitting, at the ordinary postal rates, but private 
correspondents were informed that letters must be written on very thin paper and then folded. No enve- 
lopes were to be used, and the total weight of any one letter was not to exceed three grammes (letter 2). 
Carrier pigeons were also used extensively for carrying letters and despatches to and from the city. Each 
balloon would carry two or three wicker cages containing pigeons. In the case of despatches and important 
letters the writing was photographed and then reduced to a minute size, so that it was impossible to read 
except by means of a very powerful lens. Despatches, which in their original form were equal in size to 
three or four newspaper pages, were reduced by this means to the size of a finger nail. They were then 
enclosed in a quill and fastened to the tail feathers of the bird. M. Gregoire, in his " Histoire de France," 
says that during the siege 64 balloons left Paris, carrying 155 people; five were captured by the Germans, and 
two were lost in the sea. He also states that three million letters were taken out of the city by carrier pigeons, 
and nearly as large a number brought in. One of the balloons captured was shot down by the Prussians 
near Argenteuil, with the result that two French officers and 3000 letters fell into the enemy's hands. 

This means of running the blockade annoyed Bismarck, and, with his usual arbitrariness, he announced 
that persons sending them, and all who used this method of crossing the German lines without authority 
would expose themselves to be tried by " the laws of war " ; and on November 12th he wrote to the American 
Ambassador in Paris that certain balloon letters had been captured, and in future no more permission would 
be given to Americans to leave the city. 

There is one instance of an air fight recorded at this time. A certain aeronaut, M. Nadar, left Tours 
for Paris at 6 a.m. one morning with Government despatches. At 11 he was within sight of Paris, and was 
about 3000 metres above Fort Charenton, when suddenly he saw another balloon approaching. He at once 
showed the French colours, and the other balloon did the same. But on coming nearer the Prussian flag 
was exhibited instead, and shots were fired at the Intrepide, M. Nadar's balloon, which began to descend 
rapidly. M. Nadar climbed up from the car on to the network of the balloon, and stopped the hole made by 
the bullet. It righted itself, and he scrambled down again and threw out a large quantity of ballast. The 
balloon immediately rose again, and he fired a number of shots at the Prussian balloon, which suddenly fell. 

It was by balloon that Gambetta left Paris for Tours on October 7th. Things had been going wrong 
in the provinces. M. Cremieux was not the man to keep things together or to rouse the country. No one 
would listen to him. A firmer and more commanding personality was needed. Gambetta was the man. 
His courage and enthusiasm and eloquence succeeded where the dull old lawyer failed. Discord, for a time 
at any rate, disappeared, and before long large numbers from the provinces had flocked to the standards 
which bore the inscription : " Paris is hungry ; come and help her ! " 

Yes, Paris was getting hungry, and would soon be hungrier still, for there was no thought of surrender. 
In the first days of the siege, prices, and the measures adopted to meet the growing scarcity, were very much 
like what we ourselves have been experiencing — long queues at the butchers' shops, scarcity of fats, ration 
cards for each household, prices fixed by the Food Controller, often resulting in the disappearance of some 
of the articles from circulation, and so on. 

Letter 5 shows the ration at the beginning of November to have been 2 oz. of meat, and that horse 
or mule meat, every four days. Actually, in November even horse meat was difficult to obtain. Cats, 
dogs, and even rats, were on sale at butchers' shops. Before the end of that month rats were fetching 
2 francs each, dogs 2\ francs a pound, cats (common) 8 francs each, cats (Thomas) 10 francs each. The 
animals at the Zoo were slaughtered and were sold, bear at 12 francs a pound, wolf or porcupine at 8 francs, 
slices of elephant's trunk at 30 francs. Before the end of the year crows and sparrows cost 3 or 4 francs each. 
In the end, the bread, which by that time was largely composed of oatmeal, rice, chopped straw, and bran, 
began to fail. In addition to the food scarcity, there was an even greater scarcity of fuel, and that in a 
winter of exceptional severity. Letter 4 mentions 5° below zero (Centigrade of course, equivalent to 9° 



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of frost F.) in the middle of October— and it was far worse in December and January ,when sentries were fre- 
quently frozen to death. The result of all these privations was an immense increase in the number of 
deaths from disease. In the last week of the year there were more than 3000 deaths from disease (small- 
pox, enteric, bronchitis, and pneumonia mainly) among the civilian population of Paris. Yet Paris did 
not capitulate till the end of January. She had been starved out. The Germans made no attempt to take 
the city by storm, nor did the bombardment, which began on January 5th, in any degree hasten the end. 
It was hunger and cold and weakness and disease that laid her low, and compelled her at the end of the 
month to surrender to the King of Prussia. 

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A is for Allsworth — white collars must " shun," 

B is for Beck (who said " Lewis Gun " ?) 

C is for Cram, who studies hard nightly, 

D is for Dodds, whose jumping's so sprightly. 

E is for Ezard, his ticket he's got, 

F is for Foley, who's running's so hot. 

G is for Griffin, draws teeth, also maps, 

H is for Hinchen, can't fly, but he flaps. 

I is a letter for which we've no name, 

J is for Johns, of " pessimist " fame. 

K is for Kaiser, a bloke we all strafe, 

L is for Lynn, " steady digger '' ? not arf ! 

M is for Martin, who rowed the course through, 

N we have no one, so Note-books will do. 

O for the Oarsmen who rowed a great race, 

P is for Pitcher, a very hard case. 

Q we can't fix, so we'll leave it a Query, 

R is for Ryan, who's long, thin and weary. 

S Stuart-Forbes, is a breaker of oars, 

T is for Taylor, at walking he scores. 

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I FEAR that I am a thoroughly unsatisfactory ex-prisoner of war. I spent three 
months in a German hospital, and eight more in prison camps, and have come back 
without a tale of atrocities. On occasion I turn this barrenness of horrors to account, 
by telling eager strangers niy experiences, marking the baleful gleam in their eyes as 
they ask, " How did they treat you ? " and then watch the fading interest behind the 
false mask of grim attention as I unfold my unexciting story. 

I hare heard, of course, both in prison and out of it, the stories which the press 
dishes up from time to time, and I know they are in the mam true enough to damn the 
Bosche for ever, but I must say he treated me, if not considerately, at least f orbearingly. 
I confess I didn't like his transport arrangements for the wounded. My batch spent 
three days in a converted carriage on bony stretchers slung three deep on brackets round 
the sides. The ribs of mhie came through the blankets, and effectually kept me from 
sleeping ; our attendant was tipsy most of the time, the blankets were dirty, men died 
in the carriage, and altogether the conditions — on a warm day in May — were distinctly 
unpleasant. 

In hospital and in camp, however, things were rather better. Needless to say, a 
German hospital is not a paradise like, for example, the 1st Eastern— at least for the 
prisoner. We had no sisters to nurse us and no luxuries, no hot milk at eleven, no 
visitors, no K.P. in the afternoon (unless we cared to accept the escort of an armed 
guard), no evening concerts, and none of those pleasant convalescent coddlings indulged 
in at home. The clearest impression left on my mind by my hospital period is not, 
strange to say, that of unpalatable food, medicine substitutes, paper bandages, barbed 
wire, or slack sentries, though I met these every day, but of the amazing cheerfulness 
of our men. I used to think I was dead sick of the " Little Grey Home in the West," 
and " Who's Your Lady Friend ? " but I was glad enough to listen to those irrepressible 
children of ours singing them in a heavy sentimental way every night in their crowded 
hut in Liibeck. The German wounded were, by comparison, dull dogs. It takes a 
stout fellow to sing on a stomach full of cabbage soup. There was plenty to eat, but 
as one of the men said, " Half an hour after dinner ye feel as if ye'd had nowt." When 
food began to arrive from home we did ourselves fairly well, but would have done a 
great deal better if half of our parcels had not gone " missing." It was the same with 
letters. 

Life in camp was barrack-like without the distraction of regular work. There 
were games and walks, roulette and bridge, the camp theatre and such like things, but 
I should at no time have been surprised to hear of an old prisoner running amok and 
clubbing his room-mates over the head with a hockey stick. It is rather trying to live 
in the same room with the same people, four or five of them, all day and every day for 
months and years. And yet, to the credit of British stolidity let it stand, no murder 
was ever committed. There is a tale of an obnoxious Feldwebel who disappeared — 
but that is another story. We came into contact with the Germans comparatively 
little. The old Landsturmers on guard were as harmless as Ole Bill. They hated 
the Kommandant, who bulked them, and they were as pleased as we were when a party 
of seventeen escaped through a tunnel dug for three months under the very nose of the 
Bong. That tunnel was a fine piece of work ; ninety yards of it, complete with passing 
chambers and air holes. The fellows who dug it had three weeks of liberty as a reward 
for their three months' work, and they said it was well worth it. The mere achievement 
would in itself have been almost sufficient recompense for their trouble, for the most 



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serious drawback to prison life, among dozens, is the absence of settled purpose. When 
I was a humble member of my Cadet Battalion, and completely fed up with the in- 
cessant grind on the Potsdamer Platz, as we called the parade ground, I used to long 
for a quiet life. I got it in " jug," and would have given much for the chance of getting 
back. I know of no prisoner who would not willingly change places with anyone in 
the hottest corner at the front. 

But, seriously, people do want to know how brother Bosche is. In my opinion, 
he is in a bad way. One of them told me in a bitter voice that I should knoAv what 
hunger was when the submarines got to work. He himself was emaciated, and I have 
met several who have lost three to four stone in weight. The German is living largely 
on potatoes and cabbage, and is beginning to make clothes out of paper. And I think 
his morale is low. I cannot believe, however, that we can starve the Bosche into 
submission. We have caused him to mortgage his economic future heavily, but nothing 
short of defeat in the field will beat him. That we shall eventually do this is pretty 
certain, but I hope that in the process no one in " B " Company will have the mis- 
fortune to be taken prisoner. 

H. W. L. 

♦*♦♦*♦♦*♦♦*♦♦*♦♦*♦ 

Mottoes. 

For Capt. M**l*r. 

" Once more unto the breech, dear friends, once more." 

Shakespeare, "King Henry F." 

For Sergeant-Major P*nn**l : 

" A looming bastion fringed with fire." 

Tennyson, " In Memoriam." 

For any Staff-Sergeant : 

" Howl, howl, howl, howl." 

Shakespeare, " King Lear.'''' 

For Cadet Col**ns : 

" Eight times emerging from the flood 
She mewed to every watery god 

Some speedy aid to send ; 
No Dolphin came, no Nereid stirred: 
No cruel Jim, nor Willy heard. ..." 

Thomas Gray, " On the death by drowning 
of a favourite Tabby.'''' 

For the Band : 

" Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard 
Are sweeter." 

Keats. 

For the Pork (?) Pies : 

" Horribly stuffed with epithets of war." 

Shakespeare, " Othello." 



NEW COURT, PEMBROKE: 
PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR LITTLE BOYS. 



Messrs. Carter and Withers beg to announce to their numerous and influential 
patrons, that, owing to the latter gentleman having felt it his duty to accept another 
position at Berkhamsted, they have temporarily 

DISSOLVED PARTNERSHIP. 

Professor Carter, however, desires it to be known that having lately engaged 
several new and highly energetic gentlemen as assistant teachers, he is able to offer a 
considerable addition to his comprehensive curriculum. 

Great attention is now paid to modern subjects, especially the study of languages 
and science. A class has been formed in which is taught the 

SCOTTISH LANGUAGE IN ALL 
ITS PURITY. 

Special attention is paid to accent and the peculiar expressions of the people. 
Instruction is also given in the more abstruse idioms peculiar to 

THE WELSH TONGUE: 

the class being under the direction of a real native of the principality. 

The Chemical Department continues to be of vital interest to all the boys, and 
special instruction is given in the science of high explosives. 

The feeding of his little charges is a matter in which Professor Carter takes great 
pains. Brain fag is carefully guarded against by a liberal diet of fish, although care 
is taken that no boy is allowed to over-eat himself. 

Professor Carter has lately received a number of letters from former pupils now 
travelling in France, in which they say they 

WISH THEY WERE BACK IN 
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"Buzz" Booking Office. 

Criticisms of impending publications conducted by our special staff of uncensored Cadets, 

W. Bills, J. S. Mclntyre, and others. 

THE age in which we live is prolific in literature ; indeed, we are at present suffering from a surfeit of 
literary productions. The student would do well to confine his attention and develop his mind by 
a careful perusal of a few well-selected books, rather than attempt to digest each and every publication 
as it is available. The following comments are compiled by careful students of those matters which more 
nearly concern oiir military life in all its aspects, and will doubtless be found of material aid in the selection 
of a few choice works which, we understand, are soon to be in the hands of the public. 

Short Cuts to Efficiency, by J. B. Martin, is doubtless the outcome of much hard thinking, and every 
page is full of interest and teeming with hints — harsher critics might term them dodges — for attaining a 
certain degree of military efficiency in one's spare moments. The command, "Carry on Sergeant ! " though 
fresh to students of "Infantry Training," will not be new to the barrack square and training grounds, but 
otherwise the work has an air of originality and freshness. We like especially chapters 14 and 15, dealing 
with close order drill and physical training, which the author desires to see freed from the hacknej^ed 
phrases with which they are at present overburdened. 

Humours of Company Brill, or Commands I have Known, by W. C. Hollington, a work the out- 
standing virtue of which is its brevity. Perhaps its most valuable page is the frontispiece, with a very 
handsome portrait of the author. 

Concordia, by G. R. T. Hague. A romance shortly to be set to music (by the author) and produced 
at one of our leading theatres, tells of a young officer who in trying to win the love and esteem of his men 
is rewarded by that of the daughter of the inn where his platoon is billeted. 

Sartorial Notes, by W. Allsworth, an invaluable guide to dress and etiquette ; heartily recommended 
by a well-known officer of the " Backs and Fronts." The author's suggestions are certainly striking, and 
the habits of his model officer are not wanting in a certain liveliness of colour. 

The Art of Cross-Examination, by Professor Cram. A work which we heartily commend to all who 
love knowledge for its own sake. 

Stalking Duck on Gog Magog Hills. A recent work by the same author is evidence of the worthy 
professor's interest in out-of-door sports. 

Hall-marks of Respectability, by H. C. Hardy. Points out the value of the gramophone as an aid to 
culture. In the concluding chapter of his book Mr. Hardy gives his readers something to ponder over 
when he asks, " What is a room without a gas stove ? " 

Rural Attachments — Their Objects and Value. The author, W. Bills, well deserves his reputation as a 
speaker, and Iris little booklet contains the cream of his lectures. He demonstrates clearly the advantages 
of well -placed affections. 

My Brief Acquaintance with Games, by F. Elhs. What surprises us after a perusal of this work is 
how the author's talents remain unappreciated. It was unfortunate for him that marbles and tops were 
not in season during his stay in Cambridge. 

Personal Reminiscences, by J. Hinchen. A wonderful work founded on fiction. 

The Hungry Hundred, by O.C. Pies. A clever booklet, which should prove of great value to caterers. 
After reading this instructive work, the feeding of the multitude on a few small fishes no longer appears a 
miracle. 

The Granta as I found it, by " Jim " Collins. We are glad that Mr. Collins has overcome his natural 
modesty and consented to relate his experiences in the realm of aquatic sports. 

Hints on " Dear " Stalking, by the same author, will be fresh in the minds of many. 

My Life in Cambridge ; an Autobiography, by E. W. Hilton, profusely illustrated by the author, is 
a work that will appeal to those suffering from insomnia, In the author's opinion the only cure for this 
disease is suitable environment. To combine successfully education and repose is a work of which any man 
might be proud. 



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The Wonders of the Starry Universe, by F. Beck. The favour with which this work has been received 
by the Press can be briefly indicated by quoting a succinct review from the Ob*e*ver : " Brilliant, scintillat- 
ing, dynamic, arresting." The D**ly M**l says : " Indicates an intellect of remarkably solid character, 
put to vigorous use." The only jarring note in the well-nigh universal chorus of praise comes from the 
well-known critic Lord Moughton, who closes a pithy review with the cryptic utterance, " Nothing like it ; 
fall out and fall in again ! " 

We direct attention to the following works, also deserving of notice : — 

Memoirs of the Late Sergt. Buzz Fuzz, by Capt. R. S. B. Sinclair, M.C. 

Normal Life in an Abnormal Company, by Capt. J. F. Carter. 

The Discovery of My Life : a 30,000 ft. contour, by Capt. Fox. 

The Secret of Perpetual Youth : or Harmless indoor Amusements for the Grown-up, by Capt. Mellor. 

A Free Hand on Manoeuvres : or that Missing Lewis Gun. A " tale " by H. C. Lynn, D.C.M. 

The Kilt as an Aid to Aeronautics, by A. M. Graham. 

After-Dinner Speeches, by Blithesome Richard (an Anzac), should be studied in conjunction with 

Table Talks, by Sweet Nell of Old " Drury," and Cheerful Chats on Choice Topics, by F. Horn. No 
reference to the trench pest (Ed.) 

Memoirs of Tom Thumb, by " Cox " Barker. 

The Art of Swimming : its place in a soldier's training, by a Lewis Gunner. 

Leather Preservation. A treatise on Cadet Boots, by G. J. Graham, M.M. No boot-black should be 
without a copy of this valuable book. Price l|d. 

The Term of His Natural Life, by a Cavalry Cadet. A safe guide for a prolonged tour of Cadet 
Schools. Tremendous circulation assured. 

The Value of Cover from View. A true narrative of " missing " refreshments, by J. F. Blondin. 

Voice Production, by Staff-Sergt. Grundy. " A far-reaching effort." 

Inaudible Notes, by S. Hughson. 

The Game and Playe of Tennis, by Jupiter Junius. 




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Cadet : "I can't get along with the Staff Sergeants 

at all, Sir, they put on as much swank as what the 

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Our Letter Bag. 



THE following typical extracts selected from a very large number of letters received by various 
members of the Staff of " B " Company during the past six months are printed, as it is thought 
that they will be of interest to past members of the Company who knew the writers while here, and to 
the present members who will be faced with similar tasks and similar problems in the future. It is also 
hoped that these extracts will induce those members of the greater " B " Company who have not yet 
written to give the Staff the benefit of their experiences, to write and let us know how they and any 
other old Bees they may have met, are doing :— 



1st— 4th COURSES. 
" Well, I thought the ' Buzz ' was very good, 
and yes, Sir, I fully understand the conjectories in 
my present location very much. We are being 
inspected to-morrow by General Home, so you 
can guess, Sir, that we are busy, as we always like 
to meet the General in the pink of condition." 
(To many old Bees this extract requires no label. — 
Ed). 

[1st Course] 
"... rest assured that the enemy are worse 
off in every way than we are. He is, as ever, no 
good when the men stand up to him." — W. 
Doughty, 28/4/18. 

[2nd Course] 
" We have had to go out every other night and 
patrol No-Man's Land with the Bosche 800 yards 
away, so that practice in this and in getting back 
by compass bearings would, I am sure, be a good 
thing." — F. O. Coleman, France, 5/12/17. 

[3rd Course] 
" We have borne the brunt of a great deal of 
very heavy fighting. We were fighting rear-guard 
actions all through the retirement from the Hinden- 
burg line. Then had a terrific hand-to-hand fight 
by moonlight on a railway embankment, when the 
Bosche left in dead and prisoners over four times 
as many as our total casualties. Then we came 
out into billets and had a counter attack later on 
in the same night. Since then we have been 
engaged in some very heavy and nerve-racking 
wood fighting ; still, there is lots of fight left in us 
yet, as Hindenburg is finding out." — F. C. How, 
France, 13/5/18. 

[3rd Course] 
" If I may tender advice to the present " B " 
Company, it is just to order a prismatic compass 
at once. I got my orders on Saturday, but, owing 
to the short notice, cannot get either compass or 
binoculars."— J. F. Cooper, France, 7/4/18. 

[3rd Course] 
" I was wounded March 15th, in a scrap with 
six Huns. I shot one of them down (my fourth). 
— W. C. Venmore, R.A.F., 15/5/18. 



[4th Course] 
" In another old town three of us were walking 
across the market square, when an old man espied 
us, and, taking his stand on a convenient stone, 
waved his hat, shouting, ' Good-bye to ze English 
Officers, hurrah ! ' A sincere if doubtful compli- 
ment."— A. O. Parsons, Italy, 21/1/18. 
Parsons died of wounds on 26/3/18. 

[4th Course] 

" Got through the stunt all right except for gas ; 
I got it in the eyes and chest. I didn't feel the 
effect for nearly two days after. . . . Mitchell, 
who came to the same battalion as myself, can 
hardly speak yet, otherwise he is quite well. I had 
a letter from Westaway , who is in another division ; 
he got a blighty in the same stunt, and is at present 
in Wandsworth hospital. Bockelberg (same 
division as myself) also got a blighty. ... I often 
wish I had a prismatic compass. Map reading is 
about the most useful subject, as you said, and 
came in awfully handy. The greatest trouble is 
finding places that don't exist, roads, tracks, etc." 
—J. Bonndly, France, 30/10/17. 

(Bonnily died of wounds received in action at 
Villers-Brettoneux, May, 1918.) 

[4th Course] 
" For my part I have only had a bullet through 
my breeches and a dent in my tin hat. I have the 
biggest bunch of devils under me you'd ever set 
eyes on, and they can certainly put the wind up old 
Fritz ; we have literally wiped the earth with him 
the last few days."— T. J. M., France, 8/12/17. 

[4th Course] 

" It may interest you to know that Houslop, 
Poulton, Scarth, and myself were all united in a 
feed on Boxing Day. I have met the following 
who are all in the neighbourhood : J. W. Clark, 
J. L. Stirling, W. S. Thomas. Dear old Beasley 
is near here, but I haven't seen him yet." — 
A. S. How, France. 

(Beasley wounded, in London. — Ed.) 
[4th Course] 

" Kindly remove my name from the Roll of 
Honour, and take that nasty looking dagger from 
page 72. It spoils the look of the page. Sorry to 
trouble you, but I'm not dead. . . . There are 



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four old Bees in this Battalion : H. Kendall, P. 
Harrison, L. S. Duffill, and myself." — T. Geraghty 
France. 

(Geraghty has now won the M.C. — Ed.) 
[4th Course] 

" Yesterday evening . . . while reconnoitring 
for an Officers' Club I observed a sergeant looking 
hard at me from across the road ; there he was, the 
worthy expounder of the " conjectory " theory, 
and none other than Sergt. Inman of the Q.W.'s, 
looking well and seemingly pleased with the 
world." — P. Blythe, France, 1/5/18. 
[5th Course] 

" Our daily routine consists of map enlarging, 
sketching and compass work. ... At present an 
officer has to enlarge his particular area, as only 
small scale maps are being issued. — O. J. Lawson, 
France, 20/5/18. 

[5th Course] 
" To-night we have been on a night stunt very 
similar to our night march at Cambridge, consisting 
of three officers and eight men. Our party was 
the first to arrive at the correct objective, and all 
three of the officers from Cambridge O.C.Bn. Great 
importance is attached to the compass, also to road 
reconnaissance, and to the ability to put in con- 
tours, or rather, form lines on being given the posi- 
tion of, say, a stream, and a certain number of spot 
levels. From all accounts of officers who were at 
other O.C.B's we were exceedingly well off at 
Cambridge."— E. G. Adams, France, 6/3/18. 

[5th Course] 

" How many times have I heard you speak 
of officers from the front who have written empha- 
sising the importance of map reading. I am 
pleased to be able to join them in their opinions, 
especially from the enlarging standpoint, also read- 
ing of very small scale maps. Here we find it 
almost impossible to obtain maps of the area, and 
as we are to teach N.C.O.'s and men elementary 
map reading, we find it very difficult. However, I 
have got over the difficulty to a certain extent by 
making a number of enlargements from the one 
map we possess, and even that is TooWo-" — 
H.G.G., France, 14/2/18. 

[5th Course] 

" Guess we have the Bosche well held here, and 
in our particular sector we are pushing him back 
to straighten out the line. A Bosche 'plane is a 
curio now, and on this sector we greatly outnumber 
the Bosche in artillery; also when a certain battalion 
went over a few mornings ago, the Bosche never 
fired a shot, they simply refused to fight, and had 
to be dug out — this a brand new regiment, but they 
did not look a very great catch, and hardly worth 



bringing down the line. I think thejr must have 
been all Zl. 

" But this is not my purpose for wilting ; tell 
Cadets not to be misled by people at home saying 
that the compass is not needed in France. I was 
told by people back from France that they never 
used it. That was all right before the push, but 
now there is no such thing as a system of trenches 
like we dug at the Gogs, but just a series of isolated 
posts, with perhaps 50 yards in between, and unless 
you have a compass the chances are you will wander 
many degrees away from your objective. All 
stuff for the front fine has to be brought up in the 
open. It was bringing up wire I got nobbled, but 
I remember there were ten ploughed fields and 
seven dykes in between the Reserve Line and the 
Front Line Advanced Posts, so unless you have a 
good bump of locality or a prismatic compass you 
are in a pretty decent mess ! Of course, you may 
get a guide, but my experience of guides is rather 
sad, and I prefer to blunder on by myself." — 
H.O F., France, 5/1/18. 

[5th Course] 

" I joined up with the division just after it had 
come to grips with the Bosche in actual open 
warfare. One point that cannot be laid stress on 
too much ... is the training of section comman- 
ders. This latest development of warfare has 
increased the responsibility of the section com- 
mander enormously." — J.G.HoLMES,France,5/5/18. 
[5th Course] 

" Initiative is certainly required in large 
quantities by a platoon commander, and I am very 
thankful that during my stay at Cambridge I was 
made to use what little intelligence I possessed 
in turning out instructional stunts." — A. Baxter, 
France, 8/3/18. 

[5th Course] 

" I expect my second pip in a few days. 
Daresay if the Hun knew it he would sling the 
towel in. I heard a few days ago that Fleming, 
Johns and Thomas were all going strong." — D. 
Bolger, 22/5/18. 

[5th Course] 

" I hope to be a full Lieut, in exactly IS 
months from Jan. 30, 1918. At present they are 
looping, rolling and stalling me for all they are 
worth on D.H. 4's. and Bristol Fighters. 

Not so much of the M.M. if you please ; its the 
first letter I've received with it on."— A. J. 
Baxter, 10/5/18. 

[5th Course] 

" We have had night patrols to discover 
working parties ('Very' fights going up all the time)- 
Capt. Sinclair's method is just as they wish us to 
do it here."— F. A. Danson, 13/3/18. 




Sport and Sportsmen. 



SPORT ! What is generally understood by the term ? The best dictionaries contain references 
to the fact that the word is a contraction of " disport," and means " to amuse with play or playful 
games or occupations." 

Similarly, the term "sportsman" is applied to those who amuse themselves with "playful games 
and occupations." 

Although the respective definitions clearly indicate the true meanings of the words, yet it must be 
conceded that the latter in particular, and the former in general, are frequently misapplied. For instance, 
how frequently has one heard a youth, when standing at a street corner with a cigarette in his mouth, 
remark to others of the same type, " Had a great afternoon's sport. Our side won," etc. His partici- 
pation in the afternoon's entertainment was to smoke innumerable cigarettes, and his assistance to " his " 
side consisted in letting forth yells. Yet he is looked upon by his circle of friends as a good " sportsman." 
The same argument is equally, if not more, applicable to all social gradings of lif e ; more so, because the higher 
the social standing the greater are the facilities and opportunities for indulging in healthy recreation. 

What has been the general trend of sport in the last quarter of a century ? As in learning, in pro- 
fessions, trades, in fact in all walks of life, so in sport, the spirit of specialisation has become predominant. 
English-speaking countries are favourably disposed to championships, and a champion becomes a national 
hero. To become a champion now in any one sport, the aspirant has to " specialise " on that sport alone, 
and gradually opponents are worn down until, becoming disheartened, they leave the ranks of participators 
in sport and join those of the spectators. Which is more in the national interest — to produce a few champ- 
ions to disport as professionals before an enormous concourse of people, or to produce thousands of rather 
indifferent exponents of the various sports, who undertake games not for gain, honour or glory, but " to 
amuse themselves with playful games or occupations " ? 

Sport is too rapidly becoming a profession. But how to overcome this condition of affairs ? The 
natural reply is — Inculcate into the minds of young people the love for healthy recreation, and, as a nation, 
force by public opinion the corporate bodies to provide facilities for carrying this into effect. 

Australia — a country of experimental legislation in all spheres of life — has granted to its munici- 
palities in the majority of States the right to utilise the public funds in the maintenance of parks and open 
spaces, and the provision therein of the necessary facilities for sport. Sydney — as an example — maintains 
in various parks hundreds of cricket wickets, scores of football grounds, tennis courts, golf links, bathing 
sheds, etc., charges for the use of each being well within the financial reach of all. Thus is a strenuous 
effort being made by official public bodies to stem the growth in the ranks of the spectators of sport, by 
providing facilities which enable everybody to participate who wishes at reasonable cost. The effort has 
already met with phenomenal success. 

It will naturally be readily admitted that in some of the congested manufacturing districts in the 
home country, the provision of sufficient space to attempt any such object would be an impossibility ; 
but the whole country is not so densely populated, and many fine " preserves " are kept jealously guarded 
and seldom used, 



"BUZZ" 61 

No better example can be found of the inherent spirit and desire of a Britisher for active participation 
in sport than that of Cadet Battalions. In Cambridge there are platoons, numbering about thirty cadets, 
whose persomiel is made up of men from Great Britain and its widely flung Dominions, from varied and 
various walks of life, yet these thirty men have found from their number a crew of eight for rowing, fifteen 
for rugby football, an eleven for soccer, for hockey, several doubles for tennis, etc. ; not that they all 
practised these sports before (perhaps the opportunity was lacking), but because the inherent char- 
acteristic of the race demanded that while afforded the opportunity and provided the facilities, such an 
advantage was not to be lost. One of the great results of the war, already noticeable, has been the steady 
democratisation of sport on common-sense lines, affording in the great colleges in particular — used as 
training centres — an opportunity for men to play games under the best of conditions. 

May this condition of affairs continue after the war under the influence, control, and direction of 
public bodies, and restore to us again the full and proper use of the word " sportsman " as only applicable 
to one " who amuses himself with playful games and occupations." 

R.H. 



Athletic Sports. 

THE Company Athletic Sports were held, as last year, on the Leys School ground, on April 3rd, in 
splendid weather. Some very good performances were put up, although there was nothing to touch the 
splendid individual feats of 0. T. Brown and W. D. Jenkin which we saw last year. The most consistent 
performers this year were Foley (No. 8 platoon) in the sprints, and Andrews (No. 7 platoon) in the long 
distance races, the latter especially running with consummate judgment. The Platoon Cup again fell to 
No. 6 platoon as the result of a good all-round performance, chiefly in the jumping events and the relay race. 
Our best thanks to the authorities at the Leys for permitting us to use the track, and to Mr. Merriman for his 
invaluable help in preparing it. Mrs. Hume very kindly presented the prizes. 

The results were as follows : — 

100 Yards.— 1, Foley (8) ; 2, Dodds (5) ; 3, Alexander (6). 

220 Yards.— 1, Foley (8) ; 2, Dodds (5) ; 3, Emery (6). 

Quarter Mile.— 1, Foley (8) ; 2, Taylor (5) ; 3, Gibson (6). 

Half -Mile.— 1, Andrews (7) ; 2, Griffin (8) ; 3, Coverdale (7). 

One Mile.— 1, Andrews (7) ; 2, Dungworth (7) ; 3, Hill (6). 

Relay Race. — 1, No. 6 platoon ; 2, No. 5 platoon. 

Tug-of-War. — First round, 5 beat 6 ; 8 beat 7. Final— No. 8 beat No. 5. 

Hurdles. — 1, Alexander (6) ; 2, Francis (6) ; 3, Dickinson (6). 

High Jump.— 1, Moore (6) ; 2, Alexander (6) ; 3, Dickenson (6)— 4 ft. 8 in. 

Long Jump. — 1, Dickenson (6) ; 2, Alexander (6) ; 3, Dodds (5) — 16 ft. 5 in. 

Consolation Race. — 1 Carter (5). 

Platoon points. — No. 6, 27 points ; No. 8, 17 points ; No. 5, 13 points ; No. 7, 9 points. 



Boxing. 



THE Battalion Boxing Competition took place on March 26th in the large Examination Hall, and 
produced some excellent sport. The competition resulted in a tie for the Challenge Cup between 
" A " Company and " E " Company, each holding the cup for three months. The " B " performance was 
very disappointing, as for the first time in the history of the Hive we failed to turn up with a full entry. 
In fact, our entry was only two, and all the more honour to the valiant pair who bore the reputation of the 
Hive to the ring that evening, Burgess and Garnett, both of No. 6 platoon. Both went very near winning, 
and it was only by sheer bad luck that we did not have at least one cup to take back with us. 

In the first round of the heavies, Burgess had an easy win against Aldridge of " A " Company. 
With an advantage in weight, and a deadly left hook, he had no difficulty in disposing of his second 



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opponent, Reading, of " A " Company. The fight was, to say the least, amusing, aa Burgess was following 
after his man the whole time, and found him elusive as an eel. 

In the finals, Burgess met Brown, of " A " Company, and in his untrained condition found that the 
previous fight had taken more out of him than he could spare. The first round was fairly even, but in the 
second Brown's superior speed took him through Burgess' guard, and, after getting up very pluckily from 
one knock down, he was knocked out a few seconds later. 

Garnett got through the first two rounds of the light weights fairly easily, beating Jacobs 
of " F " Company, and Kelly of " E "Company. 

He looked all over a winner when he entered the ring for the finals, his opponent being Inman of 
of " E " Company. For two rounds he fought him round the ring, and was winning easily, until five 
seconds before the end of the 3rd round Inman went to his knee under a heavy blow. Following up, 
before he realised the position, Garnett fouled, and the fight was given to Inman. 



Cricket. 

First XI. 

THE season so far (the end of May) has been most enjoyable. Of the eight games played, we have 
won four (" F " Company, " C " Company, the Leys and the Permanent Staff), and lost two 
(" A " Company and " E " Company). The eleven, captained by the O.C., has the makings of a good all 
round team, but some of the batting needs improvement. As regards the batting, Capt. Carter heads 
the averages, with Bills and Capt. Mellor among the twenties. Bills and Helm are always likely to get 
runs — Gillett, at present, takes too many risks before he has settled down, but he played a very good 
innings of 38 against " C " Company. Several of the others, noticeably Carter, show promise of 
developing into useful batsmen. Pitcher looks as if he would be a valuable addition. He came up from 
the 2nd XI. after a merry 62 against the Leys School 2nd XL 

Bills has been the most successful bowler. He makes the ball turn both ways, and on some wickets 
is very difficult to play. His best performances have been against " C " Company (8 wickets for 25 runs) 
and against " F " Company (7 wickets for 32 runs). C.S.M. Withers turned out for us once, when he was 
here on a few days' leave, and he showed all his old steadiness, taking 3 wickets for only 11 runs. Hay ton 
and Lynn have also bowled well ; the former should be very useful when the fast wickets come along. 
Francis has shown himself to be a promising (slow-medium) change bowler, but he has not been on enough 
to be sure of his length yet. 

The fielding is good and keen, and the team plays well together, and in the right spirit. The most 
exciting match was that against the Permanent Staff, which we just won — three to make, the last man In 
and two minutes to go. For the Permanent Staff. Capt. J. A. Stevens played a strong innings of 95, and 
S. S. Marren hit up a very useful 31. 

Some of the averages are appended : — 

BATTING. 

Runs. Innings. Highest score. Average. 



Capt. Carter 


308 


8 


92 


38-6 


Cadet Bills 


206 


8 


69 


25-7 


„ Capt. Mellor 


100 


5 


73 


20 


,, Helm 


138 


8 


49 


17-3 


„ Gillett ... .. 


95 


7 


38 


13-7 


,, Carter 


64 
BOWLING. 


5 


23 


10-5 




Wkts. 


Runs. 


Average. 




Capt. Mellor 


7 


21 


3 




Cadet Francis 


9 


57 


6-3 




„ Bills 


32 


288 


9 




„ Lynn 


5 


45 


9 




„ Hayton 


11 


121 


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SWIMMING. 





TENNIS. 




THE JUNIOR EIGHT. 



CROSS COUNTRY. 





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"BUZZ" 63 

Second XI. 

Results up to May 23rd : — Played 5 ; won 3 ; lost 2. 

May 8, v. " E " Company, on Downing. Lost— (" E " Company, 69 ; " B " Company, 35). 

May 11, v. " F " Company, on Pembroke.— Won (" B " Company, 93 ; Marchbank, 31 ; Cutts, 51) 

May 15, v. " A" Company, on Queens'. — Lost ("A" Company, 63; Lieut. MacRoberts, 9 wickets 
for 29) (" B " Company, 48 ; Capt. Sinclair, 18). 

May 18, v. Leys School II. at the Leys.— Won (Leys, 92 ; " B " Company, 110. Pitcher, 62 ; Capt. 
Sinclair, 14 ; Strickland, 14 not out). 

May 22, v. " C" Company, on Pembroke. — Won (" C " Company, 55. Lieut. MacRoberts, 4 for 11 
(" B " Company, 104. Clark, 41 ; Lieut. MacRoberts, 30). 

May 25, v. O.T.C., on Pembroke.— Won (" B " Company, 91. Giles, 18. O.T.C., 51). 

The 2nd XL are improving. There is no lack of enthusiasm in the field, but the batting is weak. 
However, someone has come off in each game, and we have been strengthened by people who have been 
" returned to the 2nd for a rest." 

The bowling has been good enough to meet the needs of the side. Lieut. R. K. MacRoberts has been 
consistently successful, and he is most untiring. Marchbank has plenty of energy, and should be good if 
he can get more command over his length. Cutts, Earl, and Strickland have all proved themselves useful 
change bowlers, but there is lack of variety in pace. 

The batting is unsound at present. It is of the " hit-or-get-out " variety, and a couple of good defen- 
sive bats would be invaluable. Cutts would be better if he restrained his impetuosity more. Marchbank 
would demoralise any bowling if he once played himself in, and Lieut. MacRoberts should keep off golf ! 
Pitcher scored 62 in 25 minutes against the Leys, but we have not seen him since, as he has been promoted 
to higher realms of cricket. The fielding has been quite good on the whole, though we gave a close game 
(against " A " Company) away by dropped catches. Blagcrough should be a good wicket keeper, given a 
decent pair of gloves. The matches have proved very enjoyable, and there is a feeling throughout that wo 
play for the sake of the game, win or lose. 



Cross-Country Running. 

AS usual, this sport (which to many appears to be far worse than the Gogs, Gas, Contours, and Militar}' 
Law all rolled into one) was only taken up by a very small percentage. This was largely due, however' 
to the fact that when we suddenly remembered that there was such a thing as cross-country running, and 
also that there was a Battalion race to be run, we tried in vain to find runners, as all those who were taking 
an interest in the Company's sports were already placed in footer teams, rowing eights, or were lost in the 
throes of learning hockey. 

Two events were to be decided during the course: (a) the inter -platoon race ; (b) the inter-company 
race. It was suddenly decided to run the first race on Wednesday, April 3, which was a perfect day for 
running, but owing to it not being generally known that it was " Der Tag " as far as the inter-platoon race 
went, enough runners did not turn up to make the teams up to strength, and so it was decided to postpone 
this event till a later date. As everyone seemed to prefer to take mid-term leave rather than take the next 
opportunity for deciding this event the question had to be left open. 

The inter-company race loomed horribly near, and " B " discovered they had hardly done any 
training, and had not even got a team together. There was, in consequence, great concern and much tearing 
of hair in the Land of Pern, for come what may, we must send a team in for this great race. After a great 
deal of rushing about we managed to get together a team of 13, many of whom had never run in a race 
before — and as for 7| miles across country, the thought was too terrible — but they turned out for the sake 
of the Company, and although we could not be classed as a strong running team, we were a keen team, and 
everyone was determined to do his best. 

The race was run on Wednesday, April 10th, but very little can be said of the race itself, as no one 
can follow it the whole course through. There was a tremendous congestion at the corner of Barton - 
Grantchester roads (1" O.S. Sheet 85 C — D 10) (This reference is inserted to please one of the editors, 
commonly known as Contours). About 140 cadets started, representing all the Companies except " C," and 
teams were also sent in by the Permanent Staff and the C.U.O.T.C. Owing to the crush we were unable to 



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carry out the tactics drawn up in Operation Order, No. 1, by Capt. J. F. Carter, Rifle Brigade. These 
orders laid down that the Company would advance for the first two or three miles in " pack " formation, 
but this was impossible, as the team got lost in the crowd. The course was about 1\ miles along by Barton 
Fen, Wheat Cases, Coton Golf Course, Madingley Hill, and then back over the fields, with a stretch of 
about 300 yards on the road, where one could put on a slight pretence of a sprint to finish up in style. 

The following represented " B " Company : — Cadets Alder, Allsworth, Andrews, Hill, Beardsley, 
Brittain, Cain, Dungworth, Foley, Gorsuch, Hague, Hilton and Hughson. 



The result was 



The first six in were 



1 

2 
3 


"D" .. 

"A" .. 

"F" 


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2 
3 


Cadet Bolland 
„ Pugh . 
,, Brown . 



173 pts. 
193 pts. 
313 pts. 

C.U.O.T.C. 



4 C.U.O.T.C. 

5 "B" .. 

6 "E" .. 

4 Cadet Andrews 

5 S-Sgt. Eddings 

6 Cadet Hainsworth 



336 pts. 
448 pts. 
774 pts. 

.. "B" 

.. "F"(P.S.) 
.. "F" 



Rowing. 

WELL rowed all ! The congratulations of " B " Company are cordially extended to the crews of " A " 
Company for their respective successes achieved at the Regatta. 
Twenty real enthusiasts were to be found every evening for six weeks suffering both injury and insult 
on the river. During practice our hopes of victory ran high. The first " eight " were a hefty lot, with 
plenty of strength and power, while the second " eight " showed promise of speed, though they were light. 
A tremendous amount of really hard work was put in by both crews in the weeks previous to the Regatta, 
which was held on 29th March and 1st and 2nd April. 

In the first " eight " we lost "5," who was a very promising heavy weight, and " 3 " had to he up 
for three weeks. Both " eights " suffered in consequence. 

In the Regatta the first " eight," after rowing a bye in comfort, and beating " E " Company in the 
semi-final, faced the starter with " A " Company (the holders of the Challenge Cup) as their opponents in 
the final. After a very fine race we were beaten by two seconds. Lack of physical fitness told as it always 
will. [Cigarettes ? — No, certainly not ! — Army rations.] 

The second " eight " was drawn against " E " Company in the first round, but were unable to show 
their full capabilities because " 6 " unfortunately broke his oar in the very first stroke. However, the crew 
rowed a very plucky race, in spite of this misfortune. 

Horn and Hughson were a splendid pair in the " tubs." Their enthusiasm carried them through to 
the final, when Hughson kicked through his stretcher. Even so they were only just beaten. The other 
tub pair, Mclntyre and Martin, were casualties early in the proceedings. 

Horn, in the sculls, had to scratch, all his time being taken up with his tub. 
The Company, true to tradition, turned out in maximum strength to cheer on their 
representatives, and gave them great heart. 

Capt. R. S. B Sinclair, M.C., the coach, was never A.W.L. from the river bank 
while either crew was afloat, and all the rowing men extend to him their grateful thanks 
for his enthusiastic assistance. 

To that doyen of coaches, Mr. F. Foister, the crews take this opportunity of expressing 
their appreciation for his help and advice voluntarily given in his scanty leisure time to 
improve their efficiency. 




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The crews : — 






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1st Eight. 


2nd Eight. 


Tub Paiks. 


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Bow S. E. Johns. 


Bow W. C. Barrett. 


S. Hughson. 


($/$T 


2 J. Hinchen. 


2 W. Hall. 


F. Horn. 




3 J. H. Makeig. 


3 W. M. Bills. 


Cox J. E. Hall. 




4 L. H. Wilhelm. 


4 F. Beck. 






5 C. S. Taylor. 


5 W. C. Piggott. 


J. B. Martin. 


€ 
# 


6 G. J. Francis. 


6 H. Stewart-Forbes 


J. S. Mclntyre 




7 C. Helm. 


7 W. T. Collins. 


Cox G. T. Carlisle. 




Stroke Roy Hendy (Capt) . 


Stroke J. L. Batten. 


Sculls. 




Cox J. H. J. Barker. 


Cox C. Birkett. 


F. Horn. 



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Soccer. 



AT the commencement of the term the usual trial games were plaj'ed, and, owing to the general keenness 
of the men, it was apparent that the Committee would have a difficult task in selection. 
The first eleven consisted of Blagbrough (goal) ; Blondin and Carter (backs) ; D. Clark, Donkin and 
Cutts (halves) ; Dickinson (Capt.), Coverdale, C. Ferguson, Moore and Cain (forwards), with G. J. Graham 
in reserve. 

The second eleven were Alder (goal) ; Hayton and Cook (backs) ; Harris, McLeod (Capt.) and Collins ; 
(halves) ; Lumsden, Donald, Foley, Cowell and Gillett (forwards), with Dodds as reserve. 

From the list of results it will be seen that these teams, although not all-conquering, gave a very useful 
account of themselves. 

It is a difficult matter to praise individual members of a team where all played really well, but the 
backs, Blondin and Carter, were the saviours of the team on many occasions, and of the forwards, Coverdale 
was the most consistent. 

In the Battalion Cup first round we were drawn against " E " Company, and, after a very tight 
match, we were knocked out by 3 goals to 2, a penalty being awarded to " E " Company in the last minute 
of the game, from which the winning goal was scored. Thus ended our aspirations to the Cup. 

The first team had two very regular supporters in C.S.M. Moughton and S-Sgt. Andrews, and by their 
presence and vocal efforts were inspired to great deeds. 

The first eleven played 9 matches, winning 7, and scoring 32 goals against 15. 
The second eleven played 7 matches, of which 6 were won ; 32 goals were scored by the team, 
and 8 by their opponents. 

Both teams are to be heartily congratulated on these results 



Tennis. 

VERY little can at the time of writing be said regarding Tennis in the Company. We were somewhat 
late in making a start, but since the second week in May the courts on the Pembroke ground have 
been very popular with some two or three dozen tennis enthusiasts. Play has always been keen and pleas- 
ant throughout, and Cadets Moore and Mclntyre, as captain and secretary, have carried out their duties 
quite to the satisfaction of all concerned. 

Up to the present we have only played four matches, losing in turn to " F " and " E " Companies, 
beating " C " and again losing to " D." The lack of success is largely due to the fact that it has been found 
impossible, for various reasons, to keep pairs together. The usual representatives of the Company have 
been Cadets Moore, Coning, Fog, Mclntyre, Barlow, S.I., and Carlisle. <j * <: -v 

In the Battalion Tournament, Coning and Fog, our first pair, giving 30 away in each game, lost 6-4 
and 6-2 — a very creditable performance. The second pair, Moore and Mclntyre, got through to = the 
semi-final, but lost to the representatives of " F " Company, who eventually won the tournament. 



Swimming. 



AS our magazine goes to press, swimming is being taken up by the enthusiasts of the Company. There 
is every indication that a number of experienced exponents of the natatory art are within the Com- 
pany ranks, and some good sport is anticipated. From enquiries made, some forty non-swimmers professed 
their earnest desire to learn, and immediately fifteen swimmers proffered their services as teachers. In 
addition to this splendid work being in operation, Cadet Hendy has in hand twenty cadets who are aspirants 
for the medallion of the Royal Life Saving Society. 

Two events have already been decided. The first, a 30 yards handicap, was won by^ 
J. H. Makeig — 5 sees. ; with Hughson — 6 sees, second ; and Alexander — 2 sees, third. 

The Platoon Relay Championship was secured by No 7 after an exciting finish with No. 8 
But the title only stands for a week, and No. 8 are anxious to try their luck again. 




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The STAFF of <B' COMPANY 

When though the Gates of Stress and Strain 

Qo?nes" forth the Vast Event — 

The s mpie, sheer , sufficing, sane 

T^esult of labour spent — 

They that have wrought the end unthought 

Be neither saint nor sage, 

But ?nerely men who did the work 

For which they drew the wage. 

Rudyard Kipling. 

SIXTH COURSE (FEBRUARY, 1918). 

Changes from Fifth Course. 

Lieut. P. S. Hadley, M.C., returned to B.E.F. Promoted Capt. January, 1918. 

Wounded April 10, 1918. Now convalescent. 
Lieut. E. C. Midgley and Lieut. C. F. Fox promoted a/Capt. January, 1918. 
Lieut. R. K. MacRoberts, Black Watch, joined February 28, 1918. 

C.S.M. Withers, Scots Guards, appointed to Staff of Officers' School of Instruction, 
Berldiamsted. 

Sergt. H. Chrismas rejoined unit February, 1918. Now with Chinese Labour Coy., 
B.E.F. 

Sergt. Moughton appointed a/C.S.M. 

Sergt, 0. F. Brown joined No. 5 O.C.B. as a Cadet. 

Sergt. F. Bell, 36 T.R.B., joined December 20, 1917. Rejoined unit March 8, 1918. 

Sergt. J. W. Andrews, 4th Ches. R., joined February 7, 1918. Rejoined unit May 12, 

Sergt. H. Grundy, 6th W. Riding R., joined February 7, 1918. 

C.Q.M.S. T. Cordon, appointed R.Q.M.S. May 28, 1918. 

Sergt, C. G. Hussey, Midd'x. R., from " E " Coy., appointed a/C.Q.M.S., May 28, 1918. 

Sergt, J. Sherrett, 9th H.L.L, joined May 11, 1918. 

Sergt. J. Whalen, 4th K.O.S.B., joined May 11, 1918. 

PRESENT STAFF WITH COMPANY. 

Capt, J. F. Carter. a/C.Q.M.S. Hussey. 

Capt. J. E. Mellor. a/C.S.M. Moughton. 

Capt. R. S.B.Sinclair, M.C. Sergt. Morris. 

Capt. E. C. Midgley. Sergt. Grundy. 

Capt. C. F. Fox. Sergt. Sherrett. 

Lieut. R. K. MacRoberts. Sergt, Whalen. 
Pte. Keen (storeman). 

For previous Courses see last " Buzz," page 62. 



The ROLL of <B' COMPANY 

Quince : Is all our Company here f 
Bottom : You were best to call them generally 
man hy man, according to the scrip. 
Quince : Here is the scroll of eDery mans name* 

Midsummer Nights Dream, Act I. Scene II. 

THE FIRST COURSE. 

February — July, 1916. 



f Killed in action, 


the date being given in the last column. 


W. Wounded. Dates are when names 


ppeared in the Times. 






Name. 


Regiment. 


Latest Information. 


tAbraham, A. T., M.C. 


. . Manch. R 


M.C. 6/11/17. Capt. 


Allan, R. C. J. 


.. Durh. L.I 


W. Gas. 


Anderson, S. 


.. High. L.I 


R.A.F. 


Appleyard, 0. W. 


.. Yorks. L.I 


Capt. 


tArchibald, J., M.C. 


.. Gord. Highrs.. . 


M.C. & Bar. Capt., died of wounds 

15/4/18. 


Armour, R. 


.. Sco. Rif 


W. 


Arnaud, J. N. 


.. R.W. KentR 


Capt. Ment. dsp. 24/5/18. 


Arnold, A. M., M.C. 


. . E. Surr. R 


Lieut., M.C, attd. M.G.C. W. 10/5/18. 


Back, A. P. C. 


. . Mid'x. R 


Att. R.A.F., Egypt. E.F. 


Baird,D. M. .. 


. . Sco. Rif. 




tBaldry, A. 


. . York & Lane. R. 


4/12/16 


Bamber, J. H. 


.. R. Sco. Fus. 


W. 


Band, C. W. 


. . N. Lane. R 


W. twice., attd. R.A.F. 


Barrand, V. P. . . 


. . York & Lane. R. 




fBarrat, W. T. 


. . Manch. R 




fBassham, R. 0. 


. . Rif. Brig 


11/6/17. 


Bell, D. 


. . R. Highrs. 


W. Lieut. Instr. Highland Bde. 
Revolver School. 


Black, R. E. 


. . North'd. Fus. 




Blowers, A. H., M.C. 


. . Tank Corps 


W. twice. Capt. M.C. Ment. Desp. 
twice. 


Blyth, A. 


. . Rif . Brig 


Lieut. P. of war Camp Staff. Now 
unfit. 


Bott, W. E. 


.. R. Fus 


W. Capt. 


fBrown, A. J. 


.. Rif. Brig 


1/12/16. 


Brown, H. 


. . York & Lane. R. 




Brown, R. B. 


. . High. L.I. 




Brunton, J. H. L. 


. . York & Lane. R. 




Chadwick, A. L. 


.. Yorks. L.I 


Northern Command Depot. 


Chapman, C. R. 


.. Durh. L.I 


Capt. 


Charnaud, F. C. 


General List 


Interpreter, Salonika. 


Christopher, E. 0. 


York & Lane. R. 


W. Shell shock. Lwalided out. 


tChurch, H. M. S. 


Lan. Fus. 


Died of wounds 10/2/18. 


Clafton, N. 


. . Yorks. L.I. 




Clemitson, W. C. 


. . North'd. Fus. 




Coates, H. B. 


.. Yorks L.I 


Lieut. W. 9/5/18. 


Cole, E. A. 


. . York & Lane. R. 


Interpreter, Italy. Now elsewhere 
with British Mission. 


Cole, H. R. C. 


. . Tank Corps . . 


W. Lieut. 


Coltar, E. V., M.C. 


.. Yorks. L.I 


M.C. 20/11/17. Now in Italy. 


Cooke, D. E., M.C. 


. . Durh. L.I. 


M.C. Lieut. 


Core, R. G. 


. . Sco. Rif 


W. 


Crane, G. C. 


. . E. York. R. 




Crosse, A. E. S., M.C. 


. . R. Fus. 


M.C. 


Davies, W. H., M.C. 


.. Durh. L.I 


Lieut. M.C. 5/2/18. 



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Donald, H. G. . . 


. . Black Watch. 




Donald, J. M. 


. . High. L.I. 




Doughty, W., M.C. . 


.. High. L.I 


. . Capt. M.C. 


Duthie, W. S. 


. . Gord. Highrs. 




Easson, S. 


. . Manch. R. 




Eastwood, G. 


. .. R.A.F 


. . Instructor at Farnborough. 


Eddings, W. 


. . Tank Corps . . 


. . Lieut. 


Eskell, L. I. (S.A.) 


. . R.A.F. 




Fair bairn, G. 


R. Scots. 




Fisher, J. H. . . 


.. High. L.I 


. . W. 18/11/16. 


fFluck, H. G. 


. . Middx. R. 




Ford, J. S. 


.. R.G.A 


.. W. ? 


Fox, A. ... 


.. K.O.Y.L.I 


.. W. 


Fyfe, D. W. 


. . Black Watch . . 


. . W. Lieut. 


Gay, D. S. 


. . Black Watch . . 


.. W. Capt. 


Gifford, W. D. G., M.C. 


. . York & Lane. R. 


. . Capt. M.C. W. 13/5/18. Bar to 
M.C. 17/6/18. 


Ginesi, S. 


. . K.O.Y.L.I. 




|Gush, W. G. 


. . R. Fus. 


. . Capt. 


Hadley, M. 


. . R. Fus. 




fHand, M. 


. . D.L.I 


. . Capt. Killed 30/7/17. 


Hart, N. N. 


Lond. R. 




Hill, E 


. . Sher. For 


.. Lieut. In hosp., operation for previous 
wounds. 


Hilton, J. E. . . 


. . North'd Fus 


. . Ment. dsp. 19/12/17. W. 2/1/18. 


Hilton, S. 


. . Roy. Fus 


. . Capt. Ment. dsp. 19/12/17. 


Hodgson, C. H.. . 


. . Sea. Highrs. . . 


India. 


Horsfield, D. G. 


.. K.O.Y.L.I 


. . Northern Command Depot. 


Howison, A. P. 


.. H.L.I. 


. . W. Lieut. 


Jackson, H. E. 


. . W. York R. 




fjames, R. K. . . 


.. K.O.Y.L.I 


. . W. 21/5/18. K. 14/6/18. 


Jeffreys, E. G. 


. . North'd. Fus. 




Jeffries, H. A. . . 


. . R. Fus 


. . Capt. 


Jones, 0. S. 


. . Middx. R 


. . Invalided out. Now in Brit. Columbia. 


Jones, T. B. 


. . Leic. R. 




Kay, J. R. 


. . Sco. Rif 


Prisoner in Germany. 


Kerwin, A. S. . . 


.. K.R.R.C 


. . Ass. Staff Capt. Base H.Q. 


fKnight, A. J., M.C. . 


. . Sher. For 


. . M.C. 11/6/17. 


fLarken, F. J. . . 


. . North'd. Fus. 


. . 15/11/16. 


Legate, A. B. S. 


. . A. & S. Highrs. 


. . Capt. (Cameron Highrs.) & Adjutant. 


Leslie, A. 


.. K.R.R.C 


. . Ministry of Munitions, unfit. Lieut. 


Lindsay, H. J. 


.. K.R.R.C. 


. . Prisoner at Lombartzyde, July/17. 


Lluellyn, R. . . 


.. R.G.A 




Luke, J. 


.. W. YorkR 


. . 31st Div. Musk. Officer. 


fMacFarlane, J. A. 


.. H.L.I. 


. . The first of " B " Coy. to fall. 


MacLusky, W. B. 


. . W. York R. 




MacNay, G. Y. 


.. K.O.S.B 


.. Lieut. W. 30/11/17. Convalescing 

18/5/18. 


McNulty, J. 


. . Manch. R. 




MacRoberts, R. K. 


. . Black Watch . . 


. . W. Lieut. Instr. No. 2 O.C. Bn. 


Manser, C. J. 


.. Middx. R 


. . Instr. Hosp. Staff, Cherryhinton. 


Martin, W. H. . . 


. . E. Surr. R 


. . Lieut. 


Miller, A. 


. . Gord. Highrs.. . 


. . W. April/17. 


Miller, J. S. 


. . Gord. Highrs.. . 


. . Capt. W. Invalided out ? 


Moffat, T. I. F. 


. . R. W. Kent R. 





The following were attached to " B " Company for a course of study in the Persian language under 
Processor E. G. Browne. 

From September 6, 1916— December 30, 1916. 
Chapman, R. H. Hitchcock, R. F. 

Fryer, S. E. Lane, D. A. 

Levy, R. Preston, T. 

Ramsay, F. R. F. Rothfield, J. 

Routh, R. J., now Capt. Somerset, E. J. 

The above were gazetted to General List on December 30, 1916. 



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69 



THE SECOND COURSE. 
July — December, 1916. 



Name 
Allerton, H. C. 
Anderson, J. J. 
f Atkinson, H. 

fBagnall, G. B. 
{Barclay, R. S. 

Barker, F. D. 

Battersby, L. 

Beale, B. G. 

Beatson, W. R. 
fBeckett, P. A. 

Black, A. B. 

Bland, G. 
I Brash, J., D.S.O 
fBroome, E. H. 
jBunbury, P. S. St. P. 

Campion, J. C. 

Cobb, E. S. 

Coleman, F. 0. 

Cook, G. N. 

Darling, G. (Canada) 

Dawson, H. L 

Evans, L. G. 



Evanson, B. G. 



C. 



H. 



jFarey, C. V., M 

Farmer, A. 
fForeshew, H 

Fox, D. A. 

Frith, G. H. 

Gandy, T. G 

Gillies, D. J. 

Goodson, P. E. V. 

Gower, F. J. H. 

Gray, W. 

Greensmith, E. B. 

Gregory, E. G. 

Griffiths, A. G., M.C. 

Guillaume, E. 

Hallam, C. F. (Canada) 

Harriott, J. G. 



Harris, R. W. 

Harrison, G. B. 

Hart, H. M. 

Hayward, V. M 
fHeap, W. H. 

Hill, E. B. 

Hurst, F. 

Jackson, F. H 

Jones, G. V., M.C 

Jordan, A. L. P 

Jukes, A. E. 
•j-Kemp, W. M. 

Knowles, A. 

Lanaway, H. J 

Latham, F. 



Regiment 
Tank Corps . . 
Sea. Highrs. 
R. Ir. Rif. . . 



Rif . Brig. 
R. Scots. 
Essex R. 
Tank Corps. . . 
R.N.D. 
Tank Corps. 
R. W. Kent. R. 
Sco. Rif. 
Rif. Brig. 
Sea. Highrs. 
Tank Corps. 
Suff. R. 
R. W. Surr. R. 
M.G.C. 
R. Lanes. R. 
Tank Corps 
Tank Corps. 
Tank Corps 
R.M.L.I. 

R.M.L.I. 

E. Surr. R. 
R.M.L.I. 
Rif. Brig. 
R.N.D. 
B.W.I. R. 
M.G.C... 
Tank Corps. 
Rif. Brig. 
Tank Corps 
High. L.I. 
Sher. For. 
Tank Corps 
Tank Corps. 
Tank Corps 
Tank Corps. 
R.A.F... 

W. York R. 
Wore. R. 
R. Fus. 
Tank Corps 
Rif. Brig. 
S. Lan. R. 
R. War. R. 
Tank Corps. 
Welsh R. 
Tank Corps. 
Tank Corps. 
Middx. R. 
Sher. For. 
R.W. Kent R 
Chesh. R. 



Latest Information. 



Capt. 



Bde. 1.0. 22/11/17. Ment. desp. 

24/12/17. 
4/5/17. 
9/4/18. 
W. 

Capt. W. 4/5/18. 
W. Hosp. 

14/2/17. 

Capt. W. 

D.S.O. W. 11/6/18. 

19/12/6. 



Capt. W. 8/5/18. Hosp. Sidcup. 

W. 9/5/18. 

Lieut. 

W. 

W. Assist. Bde. Major R.M.L.I. H.Q. 

Lieut. Invalided out. 
W. Act. Capt. Convalescing at 

Staines. 
M.C. 

Prisoner in Germany, April 1917. 
24/4/17. 
Oxford. 
W. Egypt. 
Mesopotamia. 

W. 

Missing. 12/12/17. 

W. 

Capt. O.C.T.M.B. Missing 18/6/18. 

W. Capt. 

Capt. M.C. 19/2/18. Bar to M.C. 

Medaille Militaire. Capt. Bn. 1.0. 

Lieut. Egypt. E.F. O.C. Wing 

photography. 
Lieut. Attd. R.E. 
Staff Probationer. 
Bn. 1.0. W. 17/5/18. 

25/2/17. 



M.C. & 2 bars, Capt. and Adjutant. 



28/2/17. 

P.E.F. Lieut. Liaison officer. 

W. 

W. four times. 



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Lazarus-Barlow, P. . . . . Tank Corps 

Lees. L R.M.L.I. 

fMcEvoy, F. 0. (A.I.F.) . . E. Surr. R. 

Maguire, G. D. . . . . . . Conn. Rang 

Matthews, F.H M.G.C. 

Maycock, C. A. (Canada) . . Tank Corps 

Morgan, J. . . . . . . Wor. R. 

Morris, C S. Wales Bord 

Neville, H. B. C M.G.C... 

Newsholme, W. S R. W. Kent R 

fOgden, W. F Tank Corps 

Oldacre, V. G. S Leic. R. 

Owen, W. C R. W. Fus. 

Palin, A. H. (Canada) . . . . Glouc. R. 

jParry, J. H R.W. Fus. 

Parry, W. E. .. .. R.W. Fus. 

Paull, H. H. W. (Canada) . . M.G.C. . 

Pendergast, L. . . E. Lan. R. 

Penton, R. H Sher. For. 

Ponsonby, G. E S.R. Officers 

Preston, J. W. . . . . Tank Corps. 

Reed, T. G Hamps. R.. 

Rickards, E. S. (Canada) . . Tank Corps 

jRiddett, N. L. . . . . E. Surr. R. 

Roney, C. L. . . . . . . Tank Corps 

Roney, H. L. . . . . . . Tank Corps 

Sanders, V. G. . . . . Tank Corps 

tSandison, A. M R.M.L.I. 

Scott, C. E., M.C Tank Corps 

fSennitt, C. C. .. .. R.N.D. 

jSherwood, C. W R. Fus. 

Sims, W. W Sher. For. 

Slack, J. U. G M.G.C. 

Smee, N. M Tank Corps 

Stranger, F. H. (Canada) . . D.C.L.I. 

Sykes, C. H Tank Corps 

jThomas, L. M R.N.D. 

Thomas, S. C R. Suss. R. 

Thomson, CD. .. .. R. Fus. 

Wardlaw, J. M. (Canada) M.M. R.W. Fus. 

Warren, 0. Q. (Canada) . . Tank Corps. 

Westcott, J. . . . . . . Tank Corps 

Williamson, N. . . . . Rif . Brig. 

Windle, C E., M.C Tank Corps 

Wright, D. W. .. .. R. Fus. 



Wright, R. A. 



. Tank Corps 



Resumed Medical Studies, Cambridge. 
W. Lieut. 

24/4/17. 



W. 



. . Hosp., neurasthenia, Camouflage In- 
structor. 
. . M.E.F. 21/11/17. 
. . Prisoner. 

. . Died of wounds 2/12/17. 
. . W. 

. . Attd. R.A.F. 

. . W. Hospital. Now Field Survey 

Coy. R.E. 
. . W. 7/5/18. 
.. W. Gas. 

Interpreter . . W. 



W. 

12/10/17. 

W. School of Instr. Berkhamsted. 

W. Now back with Bn. 

W. 

5/3/17. 

M.C. 19/2/18. 

28/4/17. 

12/12/17. 

W. 

W. Gas. 

W. Hosp. London. 

Capt. 

Died of pneumonia. 19/2/17. 

W. 

Capt. Prisoner 20/5/18. 

Capt. Bn. I.O. 

W. Lond. Hosp. 

M.C. 19/2/18. 

W. Invalided out. Both legs and arm 

amputated. 
Coy. Equipment Officer. 



The following were attached to "B" Company for a course of study in the Persian language under 
Professor E. G. Browne : 

From January 31, 1917— April 26, 1917. 

Chappell, T. C Clegg, S., M.M. 

Field, A. H. Gray, W. 

Grundy, R. W. James, A. C. 

Kyle, A. W. Law, J. F. 

MacDonald, J. M. Smith, H. 

Williams, A. C Venters, J. 
Vidler, S. M. 
The above were gazetted to General List on April 26, 1917. 



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71 



THE THIRD COURSE. 
December, 1916— April, 1917. 



Name. 


Regiment. 


Alexander, D. F. 


Lond. R. 


Baden Powell, D. F. W. 


Rif . Brig. 


Baternan, J. M. 


. E. YorkR 


Bean, T. W 


. Ches. R 


Bisset, J. D. 


. Sco. Rif. 


fBoaden, W. F 


. M.G.C 


Borrino, W. 


. Manch. R. 


Bronner, R. 


. Lond. R. 


Brown, 0. T 


. Lan. Fus. 


Brown, R. D 


R. Scots. 


Buchanan, J. . . 


. E. YorkR. .. 


fBuglass, C. 


. North'd. Fus. 


Burns, M. 


. Herts. R. (now A.O.D 


Burr, E. H 


. E. Lan. R 


Caro, A. 


R. Lan. R. 


tCarruthers, G. MacL . . 


. Lan. Fus. 


fCarter, C. E 


Lond. R. 


Cass, W. D 


. Lond. R. 


Chambers, J. S. 


Essex R. 


Chambers, W. 


. Sco. Rif. 


Charlesworth, C. W. 


. Lond. R. 


Chevallier, P. G. E. A. 


. Lond. R. 


Clover, C. C 


. . Leic. R. 


Colato, E. A 


. . Lond. R. 


Cook, A. L 


. Sher. For. 


Cogswell, A. M 


• • ■ ■ • > • • 


Cook, G 


. Lond. R, 


fCottam, H. F 


. . York & Lane. R. 


Cotton, W. W 


. . Lan. Fus. 


fDaines, R. L. . . 


. . R. Fus. 


Davies, H. H, M.C. . . 


. . North'd Fus. . . 


Davis, A. E 


. . G.O.C.B. 


Deane, E. F. A. 


. . R. Berks. R. 


De Jong, E. M. (A.I.F.) 


L'pool R. 


Dickie, E. P 


. . K.O.S.B. 


Donald, W.J 


Lond. R. 


Dowell, W. T., M.C. . . 


. . Leic. R. 


Drury,G.G.deC.(N.Z.) 


. . R. Scot. Fus. 


Drysdale, H. 


. . N. Lan. R. . . 


Duckett, L. 


. . Lond. R. 


Dupre, H. E 


. . Rif. Brig. 


Dutton, H. C 


. . Lond. R. 


Easterby, E. M. 


. . N. Lan. R. . . 


Easton, H. E 


. . Lond. R. 


Edwards, D. H. 


. . Labour Coy. 


Eldon, H. G 


. . Lond. R. 


Elmer, P. S 


. . Lond. R. 


Evans, A. 


. . Welsh R. 


Fawdon, J. L. . . 


. . N. Cyc. Bn. 


Fisk, F. R 


Leic. R. 


Fullerton, G 


. . Black Watch. 


Gilchrist, W 


. . W. Rid. R. 



Latest Information. 



Severely wounded 19/12/17. Hosp. 

Inverness. 
Bn. Musketry Officer. 
W. Hosp., 2nd West Gen., Ma i 

Chester 23/12/17. 

9/5/18. 

W. 3 times. Hosp. Manchester. 
W. 15/4/18. Conval. Blackpool. 
W. 6/5/18. 

M.C. W. Hospital, London. 
Hosp. Blackpool. 
Died of wounds 3/14/18. 
Inspecting Ordnance Officer. 
Missing 11/5/18. Now reported 

Prisoner of War 17/6/18. 
W. London Hosp. 
10/8/17. 
Bn. I.O. 4/10/17. 



W. 18/12/17. 

W. Slightly. Remamed with Bn. 

2/12/17 

India, now in Palestine 26/4/18. 

W. Hosp., London. Arm amputated. 
Invalided out, wounds and shell shock 
W. Shell shocK. Invalided out. 

17/4/18. 

W. 26/4/18. 

3/8/17. 

M.C.Bde.I.O. Missing 9/4/18. Prisoner. 



W. Convalescing at Blackpool. 
Egypt. E.F. W. 
Capt,, attd. B.W.I.R., Ity. 
M.C. Northern Command Depot, 
Ripon. 

W. on way up to take charge of 
battalion. 

W. Hosp. 

W. 

Now R.A.F. W. 10/4/18. 



W. Gas Feb./18. Conv. Blackpool. 
W. Conv. Blackpool. 



12 


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Gillbanks, C. C. P. 


. . Lond. R. 


.. W. 


Gillespie, A. H. 


.. K.O.S.B 


. . Egypt. E.F. 


fGordon, E. A. W. 


.. K.O.Y.L.I 


. . Died of wounds 29/7/17. 


Gower, H. F 


. . Lond. R. 




Greaves, A. W. 


.. K.R.R.C 


. . Convalescent hosp., Havre 15/12/17. 


Green, A. W. 


. . Lond. R. 




fGreen, P 


.. E. YorkR 


. . 8/5/18. 


Gregory, J. L. . . 


. . Devon R. 


. . Prisoner 15/1/18. 


Gregory, J. W. 


. . R.W. Fus. 




Griffinhoofe, A. G. P. 


Leic. R. 




Grocott, F. W 


. . R. W. Kent R. 


. . Missing July/17. 


Gulland, E. 0. 


Lond. R. 


. . Capt., attd. B.W.I. R., Italy. 


f Halliday, B 


. . W. York R. 




Hammond, P. . . 


.. N. Staff. R 


. . W. Gas and shell shock. 


f Harper, R. A. . . 


. . Lond. R. 


. . 29/9/17. 


Harrison, T. W. 


.-'. K.O.Y.L.I 


. . W. 17/4/18. 


Hart, H. V., M.C. 


Lond. R. 


. . M.C. W. Bn. Musk. Officer. 


Hearne, W. A. F. 


. . Oxf . & Bucks. L.I. 




Henlev, A. H 


Lond. R. 


. . Trench fever 25/8/17. 


Hills, A. G 


Lond. R. 


Invalided home. Heart. Comm. 
Depot, Thetford. 


Hinson, E. Le M. 


. . Ches. R 


. . W. 10/5/18. Hosp., Cambridge. 


How, F. C 


.. R.M.L.I 


. . Bn. 1.0. Lieut. Bn. L.G.O. 


Howie, J. P., M.C. 


Lond. R. 


. . Capt., M.C. 17/12/17. Missing 27/4/18. 
Prisoner. 


Howl, E. J 


Lan. Fus. 


.. W. 


Hudson, T.J 


. . Lond. R. 


. . Attd. Hunts Cyclist Bn. In England. 


Ibbott, W. C, M.C. . . 


.. K.O.Y.L.I 


. . M.C. 5/2/18. Prisoner 17/5/18. 


Ivey, W. L. 


. . Lond. R. 


. . W. 15/4/18. 


James, W. G., D.S.O. . . 


.. K.O.Y.L.I 


. . Capt. D.S.O. 5/2/18. Ment. Desp. 
24/5/18. W. 18/5/18. Hosp. Bristol. 


Jenkin, W. D 


. . Lond. R. 


. W. Shell shock. 


Kennedy, J. P. D. 


. . Lond. R. 




•j-Ker, F. R 


. . Lond. R. 


. . 29/9/17. 


Kimpton, A. F. 


. . Monmouth R. 


. . W. Asst. Adjt. 1st Bn. Mon. Vol. 
Regt. Lieut. 


King, H. G 


.. Suff. R 


. . Ment. by Corps Commander in orders 
16/4/18 for gallantry. 


fLawrence, H. R. 


Lond. R. 


. . Died of wounds 14/7/17. 


Leake, D. 0. 


.. Welsh R 


. . Attd. R. Sussex R. 


Leatherbarrow, B. R. (A.I.F.) D.L.I 


. . W. 30/4/18. 


McCandlisb, W. E. 


. . Lond. R. 


. . Asst. Instructor 13 Corps School. W. 
and missing 18/4/18. 


fMeyers, S. A 


Lond. R. 


. . 19/11/17. 


Montford, R. C. 


Lond. R. 




fMoorey, W. E 


. . Lond. R. 


. . 5/11/17. 


Morgan, F. 


. . Lond. R. 




Okell, D 


. . Lond. R. 


. Transport Officer. 


Partridge, H. J. 


Leic. R. 




Pease, E. 


General List 


. Mesopotamia, I.O. 


Pimblett, J. E. 


. . Lond. R. 


. Now R.A.F. 


Pirie, L. W 


. . Lond. R. 


. Egypt. E.F. 


Place, F. M 


Essex R. 




Prillevitz, 0. J. (S.A.) 


Lond. R. 


. W. 


Pryce Jones, E. T. 


. . Welsh R. 




Puddicombe, W. E. 


. . Lond. R. 




Richardson, 8. G. 


. . Lond. R. 


. . W. Leg amputated. 


Ricketts, K. H. 


. . Bedf. R 


. . Egypt E.F. 


Roberts, J. E 


. . Monmouth R. 




Robinson, E. H. 


Lond. R. 


. . Attd Gl'ster R. 


Robinson, R. B. 


. . Lond R. Attd. R A.F. 


. . W. 20/9/17 Wireless Equipment 
Officer. 


Robinson, W C. 


. . Lond. R. 





BUZZ 



73 



Russrll, L. G 


. . Lond. R. 




. . Lond. R. 


Scott, A. E.j M.C. ' . . 


Lond. R. 


Smith, A. 


. . Lan. Fas. 


Smith, C. I. H. 


. . Middx. R. 


Smith. H. J 


Lond. R. 


Smith. W. D 


. . Lond. R. 


Stephens, C. H. 


. . Lond. R. 


Stitt, r d'A. S 


. . Lond. R. 


Summers, S. 


. . S. Staff. R 


Thomson, J 


Lond. R. 


Tooley, L. W 


. . G.O.C.B. 


Vander Liude, T. J. M. 


. . Lond. R. 


Venmore, W. C. 


. . Lond. R 


f Walker, S 


. . Camb. R. attd. R.A.F. 


Wallace, F. R. 


.. R.W. Fus 


fWanen. W. D. 


. . Lond R. 


Weston H. C 


. . Lond. R 


Wheeler, CM. 


. . Lond. R. 


Williams, J. 


. . Lond. R. 


Wilson, G.N 


. . Middx. R. 


Wilson, J. H. (Canada) M 


.C. . . Lond. R 



VV. 20/9/17. 
14/9/17 

MC. W. 2/5/18. 
Attd. S. Lanes. 



W. 



Hosp. London. 



Hythe (D). Missing 16/4/18. 
W. Convalescing at Blackpool. 
W Hosp. Lond, Lt. 

W. 9/1/18. Commanding Coy. 
Attd. R.A.F. W. 2/4/18. 
Accidentally killed while flying 7/5/18. 
W. 

20/9/17. 

Temp, blinded by lightning. Sight 
improving, Dec, 1917. 



W. Gassed 7/5/18. M.C. 3/6/18. 



THE FOURTH COURSE. 
May — August, 1917. 



Name. 


Regiment. 


Latest Information. 


Abbott, H. W. (N.Z.) 


N.Z.E.F 


Returned to New Zealand. 


Archer, F. J. 


Sher. For 


. . Missing 2/1/18. Prisoner of war. 


Banks. H. C 


R. Scots. 




Barr, C. H 


E. York R 


. . W. 16/4/18. 


Baxter, A. M. (A.I.F.) 


A.I.F. 




Baxter, J. D. P 


Lond. R. 




Beasley, R. N. 


Manch. R 


. . W. 21/3/18. 3rd Lond. Hosp. 


Beer, R. G 


E. Kent R 


. . Missing, believed wounded 1/1/18. 


fBishop, P. S. (Canada) 


Lond. R. 


. . 20/12/17 


Blackman, W J. T. (A.I.F.) 


A.I.F 


.. W. 


Blair, T. 


H.L.I. 




Blythe, P. (A.I.F.), M.M. 


A.I.F 


. . W. Hosp., London. Now back with 
Bn. Lieut. 


Bockelberg, W. (A.I.F.). M.M. 


A.I.F 


.. W. 


fBonnily, J. (A.I.F.) 


A.I.F 


. . W. 25/4/18. Lieut. Died of wounds. 

21/5/18. 


Bourner, D. 


K.O.Y.L.I. (G.B.) 




Bradshaw, B. . . 


R. War. R. 




Broadhurst, W. F. (A.I.F ) . . 


A.I.F. 




Brown, T. B. . „ 


Black Watch 


. . India. 


Bruce. J. B. 


H.L.I. 




Byrne, G. V. (A.I.F.) 


A.I.F. 




Carpmael, D. H. 


Lond. R. 


. . Seriously ill. Convalescmg at Osborne. 


Caven, R. J. 


H.L.I, (attd. K.O.S.B.) 




fChamberlain, H. (A.I.F.) 


A.I.F 


. . Lieut. Bn. I.O.Diedof wounds 17/4/18. 


Clark, J. W. 


Lond. R. 




Clay, G. E. (A.I.F.) 


A.I.F 


. . W. Returned to Australia. Invalided 
out 


Clayton, J. A 


R.W. Fus. (G.B.) 


Cockburn, F. T. 


R.A.F 


. . Injured. Hosp Devonport 17/12/17. 


Collins, L. M. C 


W Rid R 


. . Missing 21/1/18 Prisoner. 


Cooper, B. 


E.C. Labour Centre 




Dartnall, C. A. (N.Z.), M.M. . . 


N.Z.E.F 


. . Returned to N.Z. 



74 



BUZZ 



Davey, R. D. (A.I.F.) 


. A.I.F 


Returned to Australia. Invalided out. 


Davies, L. C. 


. Hert. R. 




Denton, J. H. (A.I.F.).. 


. A.I.F. 


Lieut. W. 


Dickens, M. (A.I.F.) . . 


. A.I.F 


Wi Returned to Australia. 


Donald, CM 


Lond.R. 




Druett, H C. . . 


. E. Surr. R. 




Duffiil, L. S 


. E. York R. 




East, J. H. (A.I.F ) . . 


. A I.F 


W. 


Erwin, D. (A.I.F.) 


. A.I.F. 




Fell, A 


. Bord. R 


W. 17/12/17 


Fletcher, H 


. Lan. Fus. 


W. 11/5/18. 


Fowler, W. D 


. Sea. Highrs. 




fFox, G. N. S 


. W. YorkR 


18/4/1 S 


Francis, W. 


. Sher. For. 




Gatley, J. E. (A.I.F.) 


. A.I.F. 




Gentle, F. S 


Labour Corps 




Geraghty, T., M.C. . . 


. E. YorkR 


M.C. 15/5/18 W. 30/4/18. 


Gillingham, H. . . 


. Gord Highrs 




Greethead, R . . 


. Ches. R 


Hosp. Jerusalem Palestine E.F. 


Hall, C. R 


. North Comm. Labour Centre. 




Hammond, W. A. 


. W. Rid. R 


Attchd. R.A.F. Sick leave. 


Hannah, W. F. M. 


. H.L.I. 




Harrison, M. K. (Canada) 


. W. Rid. R. 




Harrison, P. 


. E. YorkR 


W. 10/5/18. 


Harrison, W. E. (Canada) 


W. Rid. R. 




Hartill, H. C. (A I.F.) 


. A.I.F 


W. Hosp., London. 


Harvey, J. W. 


E.C. Labour Centre. 




Hedley, J. W 


R. Lan. R. 


Broken leg. 


Higgerty, F. C. (Canada) 


Lond. R. 


W Missing 22/12/17. 


Hodgins, C W 


Gord. H'ghrs.. . 


Missing 13/4/18. Reported prisoner 

15/5/18. 


jHomersham, R. 


. . E. York R. (attd. R.A.F.) 


28/5/18. 


Hooper, C. F T. (Canada) 


. Lond. R (Attchd Mon. R.) 




Houslop, S. S. . . 


. Lond. R. 




How, A. S 


Lond. R. 


Bn. Pioneer Officer. 


Howarth, N. 


. YorkR 


W. Missing 12/4/18. 


Hunt, H. W 


. Ches. R, (attd. Hereford R.) 


Egypt E.F. 


Husband, R. J. (A.I.F.) 


. . A.I.F. 




Jeffreys, H. (A.I.F.) 


. A.I.F 


Assistant Adjutant. 


Johnson, S. L. (A.I.F.) 


. . A.I.F 


W. 


t Joyce, W. H. (Canada) 




18/4/18. 


Kendall, H 


. . E. York R. 




Kerr, N. W. (N.Z.) . . 


. NZ.E.F. 


Cone to N.Z. 


tLawrence, H. J 


. . Essex R 


13/5/18. 


Ledingham, A. . . 


Gord. Highrs. . . 


Missing 17/4/18. 


Lepper, C. B. (N.Z.), M.M. 


. . N.Z.E.F 


Cone to N.Z. 


Leslie, R. P. 


Gord. Highrs. 




Lucas, P. F. (A.I.F.) 


. A.I.F 


Lieut. W 2/18 right wrist. 


Lury, G. H. (N.Z.) 


. . N.Z.EF 


Gone to N.Z. 


McLean, H. D (Canada) 


. . Lond. R. 




IMain, C. T. (A.I.F.) . . 


. A.I.F 


5/11/17. 


Mason, G. B 


. H.L.I. 




Matheson, J. S 


. Lond R. 




Millar, R. H 


. R. Scots 


W. 12/4/18. 


Milne, R 


. R.W. Fus. 




Mitchell, A. (A.T.F.), M.M. . 


. A.I.F 


W. Gas. Returning to Australia. 


Morgan, J. W. 


. Lan. Fus. 




Morgan, T. J. (Canada) 


. Bord. R 


W. Gas. 


Morgan, H. K. (A.I.F.) 


. A.I.F 


W. 2/5/18. 


Morrison, J. G. 


Lond. R. 




Morrison, R. 


. Lan. Fus. 




Morrison, W. McL. 


. A. & S. Highrs. 







"BUZZ" 




Newman, W. H. G. 


Lond. R. 




Brigade Gas Officer* 


Niven, J. A. 


. Black Watch. 






Noon, J. R. A 


. . . . . 


• . 


Hospital. 


O'Beirne, T 


. H.L.I 






t Parsons, A. 0. 


. D.L.I 


• • . . 


Died of wounds 26/3/18. 


Paterson, D. McK. 


. A. & S. Highrs. 






Patience. W. McG. 


. Sco. Rif. 






Peck, A. (A.I.F.) 


. A.I.F. 






tPetyt, J. E 


. Manch. R. 


. . 


22/4/18. 


Poole, J. H 


. Wore. R. 






Poulton, R. R. (Canada) 


. Lond. R. 


• • • • 




Powell, W. A 


. Sher. For. 


• • • ■ 


Italy. 


Ray, A. W. (A.I.F.) . . 


. A.I.F. 






Reed, S. J 


. R.W. Fus. (G.B.) 






Reid, D. Mac, M.M. . . 


. A. & S. Highrs. 






Renton, G. H 


. R.A.F. 






t Reynolds, A. S. 


. D.C.L.I. 


. . . • 


3/5/18. 


^Richardson, W. J. 


. D.L.I 


■ . 


23/4/18. 


Robertson. J. M. 


. . H.L.I 




Lieut, (attd R.A.F.) 


Scarth, W. B. (Canada) 


Lond. R. 


. . 


W. 3/5/18. 


tScorer, N. 


. York. R. 




Died of wounds 17/4/18. 


Screen, E. J 


. W. Com. Labom Centre. 




Shearwood, E M. (A.I.F.) 


. A.I.F 




Acting 1.0. 


Smith, H. P 


. Lond. R. 




Now in Africa ? 


Speck, L. G. 


. Lond. R. 






Stephenson, J. N. 


. E. York R . . 


• ■ . • 


W. 24/3/18. Bn. Signalling Officer 


Stevenson, C. C. 


. A. & S. Highrs. 






Stevenson, J. . . 


. H.L.I. 






Stirling, J. L. . . 


Lond. R. 


• • • ■ 


W. Hosp. Oxford. 


StockweU, H. S. 


. Suffolk (G.B.) R. 






tStoney, T. R 


. . K.O.S.B. 


• • . ■ 


10/4/18. 


Strachan, A. M. 


. . Black Watch. 






Strachan, J. 


Gord. Highrs. . . 


• . . . 


W. 17/4/18. 


Swanson, A. 


. Sea. Highrs. 






Tasker, W 


Leic.R. 


• • • • 


W. 14/6/18. 


Tavlor, J. P. (A.I.F.) . . 


. A.I.F 


• . 


W Invalided out ; in Australia. 


Taylor, R. S 


. R. Scots. 


• • > • 


Egypt. E.F. 


Tett, G. S 


. E.C. Labour Centre 






Thomas, H. M. 


. S. Staff. R, 


• • • • 


Trench Fever. Hosp. 


Thomas, W. S 


. Lond. R. 


• * 


W. 13/5/18. 


Thompson, T. B. 


. . W. York. R. 






Thomson, D. 


. . R, Scots. 






Thomson, J. 


. . Gord. Highrs.. . 


• . • • 


W. 17/5/18. 


Thomson, R. B. 




. . 


Invalided out, now at Nordrach 
Sanatorium. 


Tootell, A. E. (A.I.F.) 


. . A.I.F 




Lieut 


Westaway, H. W. (A.I.F.) 


. . A.I.F 


. * . . 


W. 3rd London G.H. 


Williams, J. 


. . E. Lan. R. 


• • . ■ 


W. Passed P.U.O. 


Williams, W. P 


. . L'pool. R. 






Woodhead, E 


. . S. Lan. R. 






Wright, G. P 


. . Middx. R. (attd. King's Liverpool Regt.) 


Wright, S. S., D.C.M. 


.. RA.F 




!\Iissmg 16/5/18. 


Wright, W 


W. Command Lab. 


Centre. 






THE FIFTH 


COURSE 






(Sept. 1917 — ^ 


r an. 1918). 




Adams, E. J. 


. . Norfolk R, 




Anderson, J. P. 


Sea. Highrs. 




. W. Now with Res. Bn. 


Appleyard, L. E. 


. . W. YorkR, attd. 


Lan. Fus.) 


. . W. 17/618. 


Ashford, F. D. 


. . Devon R. 






Banks, P. N 


. . K.R.R.C. 







75 



76 



"BUZZ" 



Bannerman, G. F. 

Bates, W. S 

Baxter, A. J., M.M. . . 
Bellamy, C. 
Bolger, G. 
Braham, D. G. . . 
Brettle, L. 
Brighton, W. P. 
Broade, A. H. L. 

Brown, F. H 

Butters, H. 
Caulfield, R, T. St. G. 
Chamberlain, A. J. 
Chittleborough, A. P. 
Clapham, M. J. 
Cornell, J. McL. 

Cooper, S. F 

Corless, J. S. 
Coiiling, J., M.M. 

Daglish, R 

Danson, F. A 

Dawson, W. S. . . 
Donovan, W. T. 

Dyer, G. V 

Edwards, T. E. 
Errington- Wales, R. W. 
Farwell, J. E. 
Fielding, H. 0. 

Fish, P 

Fleming, D. R. 

Forbes, H. J 

Eraser, M. L 

Gale, H. W 

Gellie, H. G 

Glozier, M. R 

Harbott, L. 

Hayley, J.P 

Hodgkins, J. 
Holmes, J. G. 
Iredale, W. 
Johns, F. W. E. 
Jones, D. W. 
Jones, L. M. 
Joslin, T. H. 
Kirkpa trick, R. B. 
Kilmister, A. C. 

Kinder, G. F 

Langlands, D. . . 
Lawson, 0. J. . . 
Leighton, A. A., D.S.M. 
Leighton, G. A. 
Lewis, T. 
Lister, L. B. 
MacDonald, N. 

tMacEwan, J 

Macpherson, J. S. 

McComb, F 

Mcintosh, D. R. 
Martin, H. 
Matthew, A. C. 
tMatthew, W. J. 
Midgley, B. H. . . 



S. Staff. R. (atth. D.L.I. 

K.O.Y.L.I. 

R.A.F. 

K.O.Y.L.I. 

A.I.F. 

R.W. Surr. R. 

Labour Centre Northn 

N. Staff. R. 

R. Berk. R. 
S. Wales Bord. 

A.I.F 

Glos. R, 

A.I.F. 

R, W. Kent R, 

A.S.C. (M.T.) 

Dorset R. 

Sher For. 

N.Z.E.F. 

N.Z.E.F 

L. N. Lan. R. 

N.Z.E.F 

Shrop. L.I. 
Hamps. R. 
22nd G.O.C.B. 
Harap. R. 
North'd Fus. 

Manch. R 

Sher. For. 

A.I.F. 

K.O.S.B 

Wore. R. 

R. Sussex R. . . 

A.I.F. 

A.I.F. 

Lond. R. 

Manch. R. 

Suff. R. 

N.Z.E.F. 

N.Z.E.F 

A.I.F 

Labour Corps. 
R.W. Fus. 
Shrops. L.I. 
D.C.L.I. 
R. War. R. 
L'pool R. 
Gord. Highrs. 
A.I.F. 
R.N.D. 

S. African Inf. 
N. Staff. R. 
L.N. Lan. R. 
Sea. Highrs. 
S. African Inf. 
A. & S. Highrs. 
A.I.F. 

S. African Inf. 
R. Berks. R. 
Hamps. R. 
Lond. R. 
Leinster R. 



Permanently unfit. 



Command. 

. . Discharged. Neurasthenia. 

. . Attd. Shrops. L.I. W. 5/6/18. 
. . W. 27/5/18. Hosp. France. 

. . W. 1/6/18. Acting Adjutant. 



Gone toN.Z. 
Gone to N.Z. 

Gone to N.Z. 



W. Gas 11/5/18. 



.. Attd. R. Berks. 



W. 14/6/18. 



. . Gone to N.Z. 
. . Lieut. 



Reported prisoner 6/6/18. 



3/5/18. 



W. and prisoner 20/5/18. 



19/5/18. 



BUZZ" 



77 



Moore, W. 

Moore, W. A., M.M. 

Morgan, A. K. 

Mountford, F. . . 

Mustard, W. . . 

Nixon, R. H. 

Palin, A. G. 
+ Penrose, R. J. R. 
tPetrie, A. J. 

Preston, A. J. 

Radcliffe, A. E. 

Reeve, L. H. 

Remnant, G. L. 

Ritchie, R. F. 

Ripley, L. 

Ritson, J. H. 

Rule, T. 

Rust, E. C. 

Sankey, R. J. 

Scott, J. G. 

Scott, V. M. 

Sedgley, L E. .. 

Seiier, H. E. 

Shaw, H. R. 

Short, F. 

Short, F. W. 

Sinclair, M. G. 

Smellie, J. 

Smith, L T. 

Smith, W. 

Stockwin, G. W. 

Stone, A. 

Stott, F 

Sutcliffe, G. A. . . 

Taylor, F. C. 

Taylor, J. H. 

Taylor, J. R. 

Taylor, W. J. N. 

Thomas, J. P. 

Thornton, F. K. 

Thornton, W. T. 

Tucker, S. W. J. B. 

Van Someren, F. 

Vokins, G. C. 

Walker, E. J. 

Walmisley, A. L. 

Walmisley, H. E. 

Ward, R. G. 

Westerdale, B. J. 

Wilkinson, C. A. 

Wood, A. 

Wood, G. 

Woodwards, D.. . 

Woolford, E. L. 

Wrench, C. M. 



A.I.F. 

N.Z.E.F 

W. Rid. R 

W. York R. (attd Lan. Fus.) 

K.O.Y.L.I. 

Leic. R. 

K.R.R.C. (Attchd. R.A.F.) 

York & Lane. R. 

N.Z.E.F 

R. Berks. R. 

L. N. Lane. R. 

York. R. 

Lane. Fus. 

North'd. Fus. 

297 Res. Labour Coy. 

North'd. Fus. 

H.L.I. 

K.O.Y.L.I. 

Hamps. R. 

R. Scots. 

Garr. Bn. R. W. Fus. 

Manch. R. 

Bord. R. 

Rif. Brig. (attd. T.M.B.) . . 

R. Lan. R. 

Norf. R. 

A. & S. ffighrs. 

Manch. R. 

Manch. R. 

Line. R. 

Sufi. R. 

L'pool R. 

Bord. R 

Manch. R. 
Manch. R. 
Bedf. R. 
Line. R. 
A.I.F. 
Som. L.I. 
Bord. R. 

Norf. R 

S. African Inf. 

R.ND 

North'd Fus. 

Indian Army Res. 

Indian Army Res. 

Essex R. 

E. York R. 

Shrops. L.I. (attchd. R.A.F.) 

R. Scots. 

Hamps. R. 

A.I.F. 

Manch. R. 

A.I.F. 



Gone to N.Z. 
W. 20/5/18. 
Missing 17/6/18. 



17/5/18. 

Died of wounds 10/5/18. 



With Chinese Labour Coy. 



Resumed medical studies, Glasgow. 
W. 12/6/18. 



Battery L.G. Officer. Missing 18/6/18. 



Missing 18/6/18. 

Attd. L'pool R. A/Coy. Cr. 25/5/18. 



Indian army. 
Indian army, 



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SIXTH (PRESENT) COURSE. 



Adams, G. M., M.M., A.I.F. 

Alder, W. E., H.A.C. 

Alexander, D. L., Black Watch. 

Allsworth, W., M.M., Lond. R, 

Anderson, T. W., North'd Fus. 

Andrews, L. R., E. Surr. R. 

Arkley, J. E., North'd Fas. 

Armstrong, M., Durh. L.I. 

Barlow, D., Bedf. R. 

Barlow, S. I., Westminster Dragoons. 

Barker, J. H. J., S. Wales Bord. 

Barrett, W. C, S. African Inf. 

Batten, J. L., K.O.Y.L.I. 

Beardsley, H., A.S.C. 

Beck, F., A.I.F. 

Bills, W. M., A.I.F. 

Birkett, C, M.M., York & Lan. R. 

Blackburn, E., A.S.C. 

Blagbrough, D., North'd Fus. 

Blondin, F. J. G., H.A.C. 

Bowler, W. J., A.S.C. 

Brennan, W. T., A.I.F. 

Brittain, C, North'd Fus. 

Broadley, J., A.I.F. 

Brougham, C. H. W., Lond. R. 

Burgess, R., A.I.F. 

Cain, W. M., M.M., North'd Fus. 

Carlisle, G. T., R.W. Surr. R. 

Carter, F., D.L.I. 

Clark, D., E. York R. 

Collins, W. T., A.P.C. 

Cook, F., York & Lan. R. 

Colpitts, S., D.L.I. 

Coning, H. P., North'd Fus. 

Coverdale, M., E. York R. 

Cowell, T. H., North'd Fus. 

Cram, G. A., E. York R. 

Cranston, A. L., North'd Fus. 

Cundall, H. W., released for shipbuilding. 

Cutts, H. W., A.S.C. 

Dadswell, D. D., A.I.F. 

Davis, A. H., R.A.M.C. 

Davison, R. L., D.L.I. 

Dickinson, W. J., 6th Res. Cav. R. 

Dodds, W. S., North'd Fus. 

Donald, J. P., 14th Lond. R. 

Donkin, D., North'd Fus. 

Drury, H., North'd Fus. 

Dungworth, H. C, York & Lan. R. 

Earl, J., R. Suss. R. 

Embleton, E., North'd Fus. 

Emery, R. J., Lond. R. 

Emmett, A. S. H., A.I.F. 

Evans, J. H. E., A.I.F. 

Ferguson, E., K.R.R.C. 

Ferguson, R., E. York R. 

Fog, C, County of London Yeomanry. 

Foley, E. S., K.R.R.C. 

Francis, A. A., A.I.F. 

Francis, G. J., A.I.F. 

Garnett, J., A.S.C. 



Gell, J. W., A.I.F. 

Gibson, W. J., Lond. R. 

Gilbey, R. E., D.L.I. 

Giles, F. J., Middx. R. 

Gillett, E., Glouc. R. 

Glendinning, J. J., D.C.M., North'd Fus. 

Godfrey, F. J., Lond. R. 

Gorsuch, J. F., R. War. R. 

Graham, A. M., Gord. Highrs. 

Graham, G. J., M.M. & Bar, R. Fus. 

Griffin, S. G., Suff. R. 

Hague, G. R. T., York. & Lane. R. 

Hall, J. E., North'd Fus. 

Hall, W., D.L.I. 

Hampson, J. E., E. York. R. 

Hampton, H. C, York & Lane. R. 

Handrahan, J. E., Rif. Brig. 

Hardy, H.C., M.G.C. 

Harris, E., York. & Lane. R. 

Harrison, A. V., E. York. R. 

Hartigan, M. S. E., E. Kent R. 

Hayton, W., North'd. Fus. 

Helm, C, Lane. Fus. 

Hendy, R., A.I.F. 

Hill, W. G., A.S.C. 

Hilton, E. W., Cychst Bn. 

Hine, G. E., D.C.M., E. Surr. R. 

Hinchen, J. W., A.I.F. 

Hobson, G., North'd. Fus. 

Hodge, G., E. York. R. 

Hodgson, G., E. York. R. 

Hodgson, G. W., D.L.I. 

Holhs, A. J., Suff. R. 

Hollington, W. C, Lond. R. 

Hubbard, H., E. York. R. 

Horn, F., North'd. Fus. 

Hughes, F. North'd. Fus. 

Hughson, S., North'd. Fus. 

Jack, M., L. & B. Horse 

Johns, S. E., A.I.F. 

Lumsdon, J., E. York. R. 

Lynn, H. C, D.C.M., A.I.F. 

Mackenzie, D., Sea. Higrs. 

Macmulan, W. H., M.M., A.I.F. 

Maher, F. W., M.M., M.G.C, transferred to «'D" Coy. 

Makeig, J. H., A.I.F. 

Marchbank, W., A.I.F. 

Martin, J. B., Leic. R. 

Maule, E. G. F., R.F.A. 

Mclntyre, J. S., R. Sco. Fus. 

Moore, A. C, 14th London R. 

McLeod, W., Q.O.R. Glasgow Yeo. 

Piggott, W. C, M.M., A.I.F. 

Pitcher, C. T., W. Somerset Yeo. 

Ryan, W. G., R. F.A. 

Strickland, G., R.F.A. 

Soper, W. C, A.I.F. 

Stuart-Forbes, H., K.E. Horse 

Taylor, C. S., A.I.F. 

Wilhelm, L. H., A.I.F. 

Weightman, H. , A.I.F. 



"I want to hear from 



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Several old Bees have asked the Editors to insert a paragraph showing thai they would like once more to 
get in touch with some old friends. The Editors have much pleasure in publishing these requests. 

[1st Course] 

Lieut. A. S. Kerwin, Base H.Q., No. 1 Base, Le Havre, B.E.F., would like to hear from Lieut. J. 
McNulty and Capt. A. B. S. Legate, of the 1st Course. 

Lieut. J. H. Fisher, 5th H.L.I., attd. 84th T.R.B., Clipstone Camp, Mansfield, would like to hear 
from Lieut. W. H. Martin, 1st Course. 

Capt. D. Scott Gay, 45, Trinity Road, Edinburgh, would like to hear from Capt. A. B. S. Legate, 
of the 1st Course. 

[2nd Course] 

Lieut. F. H. Stranger. 31, Torrington Place, Plymouth, would like to hear from Lieut. J. Wardlaw, 
of the 2nd Course. 

2nd Lieut. C. L. Rone}', 59, Heathfield Road, Wandsworth Common, S.W. 18, would like to hear 
from Lieut. G. E. Ponsonb} 7 , of the 2nd Course. 

Lieut. C. A. Maycock, 8th Tank Bn., B.E.F., would like to hear from Lieut. F. H. Stranger, 2nd Course. 

Lieut, R. W. Harris, West Yorks Regt., attd. 12th Field Company R.E., B.E.F., would like to 
hear from Lieut. A. Knowles and Lieut. W. W. Sims, of the 2nd Course. 

Capt. G. V. Jones, M.C., 18th Bn. the Welch Regt., B.E.F., would like to hear from Lieut. F. Latham 
and Lieut. F. H. Jackson, of the 2nd Course. 

Lieut. E. S. Cobb, 74th M.G. Batt., B.E.F., would like to hear from 2nd Lieut. V. G. Oldacre. 

[3rd Course] 

2nd Lieut. A. Smith, The Barracks, Bedford, would hke to hear from 2nd Lieut. C. C. Clover and 
2nd Lieut. S. Summers, of the 3rd Course. 

2nd Lieut. H. V. Hart, M.C., Blackdown House, Blackdown, near Aldershot, would hke to hear from 
2nd Lieut. W. L. Pirie, of the 3rd Course. 

2nd Lieut, F. R. Fisk, c/o Barclays Bank, Shrewsbury, would hke to hear from 2nd Lieut. H. E. 
Dupre, of the 3rd Course. 

2nd Lieut. A. G. Hills, 65, Musgrove Road, New Cross, S.E. 14, would hke to hear from 2nd Lieut. 
0. J. PriUevitz and 2nd Lieut. W. W. Cotton, of the 3rd Course. 

2nd Lieut. F. Morgan, 1/24 London Regt., B.E.F., would like to hear from 2nd Lieut. Alfred Smith, 
of the 3rd Course. 

Lieut. A. J. Kirupton, 4, Summerhill Avenue, Newport, Mon., would hke to hear from 2nd Lieut. 
0. T. Brown. 

[4th Course] 

2nd Lieut. H. Gilhngham, 10, Park Ridings, Hornsey, N. 8, would hke to hear from Lieut. H. J. 
Husband. 

2nd Lieut. G. P. Wright, Middlesex Regt., attd. 1st King's Liverpool Regt,, B.E.F., would like to 
hear from 2nd Lieut. H. M. Thomas and 2nd Lieut. J. Williams. 

[5th Course] 

2nd Lieut. J. H. Ritson, North Seaton, Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland, would like to hear 
from 2nd Lieut. H. W. Gale and 2nd Lieut. T. Lewis, of the 5th Course. 

2nd Lieut, George Sutclrffe, 8th Border Regt., B.E.F., would hke to hear from 2nd Lieut. Frank 
Stott, of the 5th Course. 

2nd Lieut. A. W. Charlesworth, 1st London Regt., B.E.F., would like to hear from 2nd Lieut. Arthur 
H. Henley, 2nd Lieut. Arthur W. Green, and 2nd Lieut, Leslie G. Russell, of the 5th Course. 

2nd Lieut. C. A. Wilkinson, 4th K.S.L.I., attd. R.A.F., 67, South Street, Reading, would hke to 
hear from 2nd Lieut. P. Fish, of the 5th Course. 

2nd Lieut. J. S. Macpherson, 2nd Bn. A. & S. Highrs., B.E.F., would like to hear from 2nd Lieut. 
Denis Bolger, of the 5th Course. 

2nd Lieut. B. J. Westerdale, 37th Northumberland Fusiliers, St. Nicholas at Wade, would like to 
hear from 2nd Lieut. L. T. Smith, of the 5th Course. 

2nd Lieut. T. Lewis, 9th Bn. North Staffordshire Regt., B.E.F., would hke to hear from any friends 
in No. 8 platoon (5th Course) who care to write. 

2nd Lieut. H. 0. Fielding, attd. 2/8 Worcestershire Regt., B.E.F., would hke to hear from 2nd Lieut. 
A. C. Kilmister, of the 5th Course. 

2nd Lieut. Denis Bolger, 18th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F., would hke to hear from 2nd Lieut. 
J. M. Connell, of the 5th Course. 

2nd Lieut. W. J. N. Taylor, 1st Northants Regt., B.E.F., would hke to hear from 2nd Lieut, H. Butters. 

2nd Lieut, S. W. B. Tucker, Norfolk Regt., Garrison Batt, Base Depot, A.P.O., S. 17, B.E.F., would 
hke to hear from 2nd Lieut. E. G. Adams. 

2nd Lieut. W. S. Bates, 43, Mornington Crescent, Harrogate, would hke to hear from 2nd Lieut. 
J. P. Anderson and 2nd Lieut. J. E. Farwell. 

PRISONERS OF WAR, 

The following old Bees, prisoners of war in Germany, would be overjoyed to have letters from any 
of their old friends who can find time to write to them : — 

2nd Lieut. L. M. C. Collins, West Riding Regt. — Offizier gefangenenlager, Atteilung 4, Stube 19, 
Grisheim a/M, Frankfurt am Main, German}'. 

2nd Lieut. H. H. Da vies, M.C., 23rd Northumberland Fusiliers —Offizier gefangenenlager, Maiaz, 
Hessen, Germany. 




1st COURSE. 



Capt. A. T. Abraham, M.C. 
Caj)t. J. Archibald. M.C. 
Capt, W. G. Gush 
Capt. M. Hand 
2nd Lieut. A. Baldry 
2nd Lieut. W. T. Barrat 
2nd Lieut. R. 0. Bassham 
2nd Lieut. A. J. Brown 
2nd Lieut. H. G. Fluck . . 
2nd Lieut. R. K. James . . 
2nd Lieut. A. J. Knight, M.C. 
2nd Lieut. F. J. Larken 
2nd Lieut. J. A. MacFarlane 
2nd Lieut. H. M. S. Church 



Regt. 



Manchester Regt. 

Gordon Highlanders. 

Roval Fusiliers. 

D.L.I. 

York and Lanes. Regt. 

Manchester 

Rifle Brigade. 

Rifle Brigade. 

Middlesex Regt. 

K.O.Y.L.I. 

Sherwood Foresters 

Northumberland Fusiliers. 

H.L.I. 

Lancashire Fusiliers. 



2nd COURSE. 



2nd Lieut. H. Atkinson . . 
2nd Lieut. G. B. Bagnall 
2nd Lieut. R. S. Barclay 
2nd Lieut. P. A. Beckett 
2nd Lieut. E. H. Broome 
2nd Lieut. P. S. St. P. Bunbury 
2nd Lieut. C. V. Farey, M.C. 
2nd Lieut. H. J. H. Foreshew 
2nd Lieut. W. H. Heap . . 
2nd Lieut. W. M. Kemp . . 
2nd Lieut. F. 0. McEvoy 



Royal Irish Rifles. 

Rifle Brigade. 

Royal Scots. 

Royal West Kent Regt. 

Tank Corps. 

Suffolk Regt. 

East Surrey Regt. 

Rifle Brigade. 

Rifle Brigade. 

Middlesex Regt. 

East Surrey Regt. 



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2nd Lieut. 
2nd Lieut. 
2nd Lieut. 
2nd Lieut. 
2nd Lieut. 
2nd Lieut. 
2nd Lieut. 



W. F. Ogden . . 
J. H. Parry . . 

N. L. RlDDETT 

A. W. Sandison 
C. C. Sennitt . . 
C. W. Sherwood 
L. M. Thomas 



Tank Corps. 

Royal Welsh. Fusiliers. 

East Surrey Regt. 

R.M.L.I. 

R.N. Division. 

Royal Fusiliers. 

R.N. Division. 



3rd COURSE. 



2nd Lieut. W. F. Bo ad en 

2nd Lieut. C. Buglass 

2nd Lieut. G. MacL. Carruthers 

2nd Lieut. C. E. Carter . . 

2nd Lieut. H. F. Cottam . . 

2nd Lieut. R. L. Daines . . 

2nd Lieut. E. A. W. Gordon 

2nd Lieut. P. Green 

2nd Lieut. B. Halliday . . 

2nd Lieut. R. A. Harper 

2nd Lieut. F. R. Ker 

2nd Lieut. H. R. Lawrence 

2nd Lieut. S. A. Meyers 

2nd Lieut. W. E. Moorey 

2nd Lieut. W. J. Scanlan 

2nd Lieut. S. Walker . . 

2nd Lieut. W. D. Warren 



Lieut. J. Bonndly 
Lieut. H. Chamberlain 
2nd Lieut. P. S. Bishop 
2nd Lieut. G. N. S. Fox . . 
2nd Lieut. R. Homersham 
2nd Lieut. W. H. Joyce . . 
2nd Lieut. H. J. Lawrence 
2nd Lieut. C. T. Main 
2nd Lieut. A. 0. Parsons 
2nd Lieut. J. E. Petyt 
2nd Lieut. A. S. Reynolds 
2nd Lieut. W T . J. Richardson 
2nd Lieut. N. Scorer 
2nd Lieut. T. R. Stoney 



2nd Lieut. W. J. Matthew 
2nd Lieut. J. MacEwan . . 
2nd Lieut. R. J. R. Penrose 
2nd Lieut. A. J. Petrie . . 



4th COURSE. 



5th COURSE. 



Regt. 



M.G.C. 

Northumberland Fusiliers. 

Lancashire Fusiliers. 

London Regt. 

York and Lanes. Regt. 

Royal Fusiliers. 

K.O.Y.L.I. 

East Yorkshire Regt. 

West Yorkshire 

London Regt. 

London Regt. 

London Regt. 

London Regt. 

London Regt. 

London Regt. 

Cambridgeshire Regt. , attd. R. A. F. 

London Regt. 



A.I.F. 
A.I.F. 

London Regt. 

West Yorkshire Regt. 

E. York. Regt. attached R.A.F. 

London Regt. 

Essex Regt. 

A.I.F. 

D.L.I. 

Manchester Regt. 

D.C.L.I. 

D.L.I. 

Yorkshire Regt. 

K.O.S.B. 



London Regt. 
South African Inf. 
York and Lane. Regt. 
N.Z.E.F. 




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i Thresher & Glennv 

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viii Victoria Cinema 

xxviii Whitmore 

xxv a Whybro & Walker 
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32 ST. ANDREW'S ST. THE BAKERY, PARSONAGE ST. 



T?ench Coats 



British Warms 



SIDNEY SMITH 

JVlilitary Oilor and Outfitter 

18 TRINITY STREET 

CAMBRIDGE 



Telephone No. 331 



BY APPOINTMENT.— Maker of the A.A. and M.U. Voluntary Service Corps Coat and Cap. 
Contractor to the Canadian Red Cross Society and Ontario Government. 



Sam Browne Belts 



Wolseley Valises 



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New South Wales 

The Premier State of Australia 

Continues her phenomenal expansion, 
following upon railway extension, water 
conservation and other reproductive works 

VALUE OF PRODUCTION : OF VARIOUS INDUSTRIES :— 

1911-1912 ... ... ^66,201,000 

1913-1914 ... ... 77,520,000 

AREA UNDER WHEAT i— 

1911-1912 ... ... 2,901,684 acres 

1915-1916 ' ... ... 5,172,649 acres 

WHEAT HARVEST :— 

1915-1916 ... ... 67,323,390 bushels 

TRADE :— 

The Annual Value of Overseas Trade during the years 1914-15 and 1915-16 amounted to 

1914-15 1915-16 

Goods exported ^"28,107,025 ^40,975,416 

Goods imported 27,323,243 33,379,698 



Volume of Trade ... /j5,430,268 ^74,355,11 4 

PRINCIPAL EXPORTS :— Wool, Minerals, Wheat, Mutton, Beef and Rabbits, 
Preserved Meats, Butter, Hides, Skins, Leather, Jam, etc. 



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Irrigation Area, and elsewhere, can be supplied by 

The Agent-General for New South Wales 

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Ponies and Traps for Cadets. 



W. MOSS 

146, HILLS ROAD 



B. Cballice $ Co. 

65 SIDNEY STREET, 

Tobacconists and 
Cigar Merchants 



SPECIALITY : 

Straight Grained Briar Pipes 
No Name Tobacco and Cigarettes 



Established 22 Years. 



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GO TO 



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■ 66, TRUMPINGTON STREET, 



FOR YOUR 



BOOTS 



HE HAS THE BEST FOR 



Cricket, Tennis and All Sports 



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CADETS and COMFORT. 



These words are hardly compatible in days of 
War and Training, but both can be found at 

MASON'S RESTAURANTS, 

"Livingstone." Petty Cury, and Rose Crescent and Market Hill, 

CAMBRIDGE 

HOT SUPPERS THE SPECIALITY 

(Served from 7 to 9.30 P.M.. including Sunday) 

OTHER MEALS AT REASONABLE PRICES 

Well-appointed TEA and COFFEE LOUNGES. . BEDROOMS from 2 6 per night 



READ THIS UNSOLICITED COLONIAL COMMENT on the famous "Home from Home'" Suppers: 
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MR. MURRAY'S MILITARY BOOKS. 



IMPERIAL AR.1MY SERIES. 



Edited by Captain 
Machine Gun Training 

Organisation, Section Drill, Tactical 
Handling, Fire Control, Annual Course. 
This edition contains the new organization 
of Machine - Gun Corps and the new- 
General Machine-Gun Courses. 

Field Entrenchments. 

(Spade work for Riflemen). 
Hasty Fire Cover, Field Entrenchments, 
Communications, Obstruction, Defence of 
Villages, Woods and Buildings, Shelters, 
etc. 



F. J. Solano. Profusely Illustrated. Is. 3d. net. 
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Complete Course of Swedish Exercises, 
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On Taking Bearings. 

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First Aid for the Trenches. 

Some Simple Instructions for Saving Life that every Soldier 
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Field Gunnery. 

A Practical Manual prepared with special reference to the 
Heavies. Bv Lieut. Donald A. MacAlister, R.G.A., Assoc. 
R.S If,, late H.M. Geological Survey. Is. 6d. net. 

Infantry Scouting. 

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wind from having any ill effects on health or comfort. 
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efficient protection, light-weight, and air-freedom, 
to be the perfect weatherproof for Active Service. 



Burberry 
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bears a 
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Both coats are thoroughly prac- 
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material worn by Sir Ernest 
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expeditions.as protection against 
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lowest prices 

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Camp Kits 
In Stock 



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Beg to remind Cadets of their 

LONDON ADDRESS, 

9, Eagle Place, Piccadilly Circus 

Where they can obtain full Officers' Kit at 48 hours. 

WATERPROOF BREECHES A SPECIALITY. 



Measurements can be taken at 

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KIT 



BY THE MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS 
THRESHER TRENCH COAT 



\ LL there is good to say about Kit is expressed 
^"*- in the words " Thresher and Glenny made." 
It's surely reasonable to suppose that a firm 
capable of making such a coat as the famous 
"Thresher" must be able to produce the best in 
kit. The supposition becomes a certainty when 
it is remembered that Thresher & Glenny's 
knowledge is the result of 150 years' experience. 



Whipcord F.S. Jacket - 105/- 

Slacks - - 37/6 

Bedford Cord Riding 

Breeches 65/- 
& 84/- 



Strappings 10/6 extra 

Service Cap - - - 

British Warm - from 

Sam Browne (one shoulder 
strap) - 



15/6 
105/- 



The Thresher Trench Coat, the 
Pioneer Campaign Coat that first 
saw service with the B.E.F. in 
Nov. 1914, worn by over 21,000 
Officers. Fitted new Melcam 
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Unlined 



£4 14 6 



Wolseley Valise - 

Kapok ditto 

Blanket bags 

Haversack, T. and G. pattern 16/6 

Khaki Flannel Shirts - 10/6 



27/6 
68/. 

97/6 
55/- 



Detachable Kamelcott lining 

£1 11 6 

Coat with lining £6 6 

Cavalry pattern with knee flaps 
and saddle gussets, 15/6 extra. 

Send size of chest and approxi- 
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tion and orders taken to be completed within two days of fitting. 
Cadets will find a T. & G. outfit worth a visit to London. 




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LONDON. 



The Savoy 

IS STILL CARRYING ON. 



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of the Officers of all Services of all 

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THE Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company's collection of 
Cups, Bowls, and Trophies offers -better value and finer quality 
than are -obtainable elsewhere. The -prices are-ialways most 
moderate^and--a comprehensive stock is. available. Complete 
selections suitable for prizes will be sent carriage paid, at the 
Company's risk, or a representative can call if desired. 

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ESTABLISHMENTS IN REGENT STREET, OXFORD STREET, OR'j ELSEWHERE 

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Civil, Militarg & Naval Jailors 




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Paris, consumed by the emotions of war, and thus unable to 
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THE KIT ALLOWANCE 
QUESTION. 

IN August, 1914, when our tiny but glorious army 
of " Contemptibles " numbered something 
under 150,000, it was essential that an officer 
should possess private means. 

To-day the British Army numbers millions. Men 
are rising from the ranks — Lord Derby tells us of an 
ex-cook in charge of a division. It is the due reward 
of brains and capacity. But these men have no 
means whatever but their pay. The ^50 allowance 
on being gazetted covers the necessary Kit if the 
subaltern is wise and makes sure of the best 
materials. This is imperative, for the wear and tear 
of trench life is appalling. 

When this Kit is worn out there is no Renewal 
Allowance. 

It is a grievous injustice to the man who has risen, 
and who has worn out his Kit on service, that he 
should be penalised by having to renew it out of his 
scanty pav — tempted to renew it as cheaply as 
possible, making shift with inferior stuff — and 
possibly causing sacrifices to his wife and family. 

The war is costing this country thousands of 
millions ; don't let us be niggardly with the men who 
are doing the job. 

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Slacks 2 12 6 

Bedford Cord Breeches... 4 4 

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A/T A P P I N ' S famed "Campaign 
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again during the Boer War. 

During the past three years it has 
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reliability on every Battle Front 
and Ocean. 

The Aviator is specially suitable 
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Illustrated Catalogues Post Free. 



The "Campaign" Wrist 

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W.T. THRUSSELL&SON 

(H. W. THRUSSELL.) 

Military Bootmakers 

28, SIDNEY STREET, 
CAMBRIDGE. 



Every kind of Military Boot ready for 
immediate wear at most reasonable prices. 



HAND-MADE BOOTS TO ORDER IN A FEW DAYS 

Special Sam Browne Belts. 
- - Field Boots. - - 



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Military Tailor &? Outfitter 



Telephone 499 



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EVERY OFFICER A PELMANIST." 



Great Tributes from Regiments at the Front. 



Every day the popularity of Pelmanism in the 
Army and Navy — as well as amongst members of the 
various Businesses and Professions which constitute 
the " Home Front " — increases. 

Nearly 100 Generals and Admirals are now taking 
the Pelman Course, and well over 30,000 other officers 
and men of the two Services. 

A striking statement as to the popularity of Pelman- 
ism at the Front has just been made by Sir W. Robertson 
Nicoll, editor of the " British Weekly." 

Writing in the current issue of his journal — the 
most influential of all religious weeklies — he says : 
" From the battle-fronts in France and Italy I have 
received many remarkable accounts of the practical 
value of Pelmanism to officers and men of our 
armies A personal friend — he was a University 
Professor — who was out lecturing at the Front, 
found everywhere that the Pelman S3'steAi was 
being discussed by officers. And I am told that 
in seYeral regiments practically every officer 
is a Pelmanist." 

A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH. 

One can easily understand why this is the case. In 
modern warfare the possession of the faculty of " instant 
decision " frequently means all the difference between 
life and death A situation arises, you have to make up 
your mind in a fraction of a second. If you hesitate or 
make a wrong decision 3*011 not only lose your own life, 
but perhaps cause the death of 20 others. Everything 
depends upon your judgment, the quickness of your 
miiid and your power of instant action These are the 
very qualities (amongst others) that Pelmanism develops. 
It makes you mentally alert and full of resource. It 
gives you complete command of yourself. It enables 
you to gauge — in one swift flash of vision — all the possi- 
bilities of a situation It enables you to decide at once, 
to act rightly on that decision, and to act instantly. This 
is only possible to the man with a perfectly trained mind. 
Pelmanism trains your mind efficiently and gives you 
these all-essential powers. 

Decision Originality 

Initiative Resourcefulness 

Alertness Judgment 

Observation Perception 

Organising Power Leadership 

Self-Command Self-Reliance 

Mental Grasp Perfect Memory 

All these qualities are developed to the highest degree 
by Pelmanism, and all are equally valuable to 
— the Professional man or woman, 
— the Business man or woman, 
— the Soldier and the Sailor. 

Owing to the fact that they possess these qualities, 
men and women in business 'are earning 100 per cent.. 



200 per cent., even 300 per cent, more than they formerly 
did. 

" Thanks to the Pelman Course, in less than 
three weeks I have made the first step of 
advancement and have practically doubled 
my income," 

writes one who has taken the course. 

Whilst in the Army and Navy the possession of these 
facilities leads to rapid promotion and distinction. 

" As a direct consequence of Lesson 2, I have 
got a step in rank," says a Lieut.-Colonel. 
And hundreds, even thousands of similar examples 
coidd be quoted did space permit. 

A FLYING OFFICER'S EXPERIENCE. 

Besides developing these qualities Pelmanism gener- 
ally trains the mind, keeps you mentally fit, and is 
doing a great work in " pulling together " those who have 
suffered from " nerves " and other troubles as the result 
of their war experiences. Here, for example, is a letter 
from a Flying Officer quoted by the Editor of the 
" British Weekly " :— 

" When I began the Pelman Course I was a nervous 
wreck owing to my machine catching fire in the air 
and crashing. I was so bad that I was awarded 
compensation for injuries by the Admiralty : yet 
I am so much better that on Thursdaj- last I was 
passed ' fit for flying.' . . . Without the aid of 
the Course to make me put my back into my efforts 

I doubt whether I shoidd have succeeded." 

" A remarkable letter ! " comments Sir W. Robertson 
Nicoll. 

II Here is a man mentally and nervously shattered 
by an accident from which he was lucky to emerge 
living ; and yet he has regained sufficient command 
over nerves and mind to become again eligible for 
the most exacting duties of this exacting war. And 
I am assured that this case is by no means unique.', 

FULL INFORMATION FREE. 

Readers who would like to read the evidence as to 
the surpassing value of Pelmanism tendered by hundreds 
of men and women of every kind of profession and 
business should write to-day for a copj- of " Mind and 
Memory," which, together with other explanatory- 
literature, will be sent you gratis and post free. 

From this you will learn all about the marvels of 
Pelmanism. what it has done for others, what it will do 
for you, how it takes up very little time and involves no 
hard study, and how you can take the complete course 
at a reduction of one-third of the usual fees. Write 
for the above to-day — you will never regret it (and a 
postcard will do) — to The Secretary, The Pelman 
Institute, 339. Pelman House, Bloomsburv Street, 
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to have a piano 
in your room. . 



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This is the shop 
from which to 
get it. 



It will cost you 5/- a week. 



I^aIjzA r 1 o, 19-25 Regent St., Qambridge. 



'Phone 1073 



3, MARKET STREET, 

CAMBRIDGE 



Lsl MAISON 

Restaurant and Hotel. 

THE HOUSE FOR LUNCHES, DINNERS, TEAS, SUPPERS 
TABLE D'HOTE and A LA CARTE. 

Established over a Century for exclusive University Catering. 



Private Parties Catered For. 
Private Dining Rooms. 
Fully Licensed. Wines, etc. 



Generous Cuisine. 



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Established 1850. Rebuilt 1876. Enlarged 1892. 

The . . 



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Bedford Head Hotel 




telephone : 

s ^ , * j'*ffiWffl^SiS£^S^23^S " Stveetwilliam Ox. 

1760 Gerrard ■ - 'BfflTCTfiWrt til t *\*\ *\ v- ■ ^ T , .» 



Tel. (Address 

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London." 



Most centrally situated for all West End Theatres and Music Halls ; also Australian, 

Canadian and American Headquarters. 

Extensively patronised by Colonials, and made by many their home in London. 



INCLUSIVE TERMS fi/K BED & BREAKFAST 



5/6 



OTHER MEALS A LA CARTE IN RESTAURANT. 
Finest Billiard Rooms in London. Saloon, Private and Smoking Room Bars. 



Under the personal Management of 



A. F. DA VIES, 

(Many years Manager Hong Kong Hotel Co., Ltd., Hong Kong. China, and during the war until 
recently, Caterer on H.M. Transport "Nile." 



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